An authentic Honkaku Shochu (also known as Ostu-rui, or "real thing"), Tombo is single pot distilled from North American barley and white koji. Drawn from the head and body of the distillation process and aged six months in stainless steel tanks, Tombo retains full flavor yet is quite mellow and easy to sip. Despite similarities, Tombo shochu is not vodka and we find it more refined than much of it's Korean relatives known as Soju.
A low calorie spirit (2 oz = 35 calories), Tombo Shochu is best enjoyed slightly chilled and served neat, on the rocks, or mixed in a cocktail. However you take your Tombo remember to share with friends and let your inner dragon fly.
Quick Shochu Facts
- Typically just about 24% making it lower in alcohol than most spirits
- Globally the sixth largest selling spirit six years running.
- Approximately 600,000+ cases sold in the U.S. annually.
- 55+ million cases sold annually worldwide.
Tombo Shochu Quick Notes
- Distilled in by a Japanese distiller who built a state of the art facility in Vietnam to avoid the high cost of land and materials in Japan.
- Sold in Japan under various names and in Canada under the Moonlight brand.Number one selling shochu in Canada (as Moonlight)
- Has a mild, smooth aroma of grain and soft spice and flavors that are similar yet offer almost sake like character.
- Tombo is inexpensive compared to most available Shochu.
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