{"product_id":"jikuya-white-honkaku-sweet-potato-shochu-750ml","title":"Jikuya White Honkaku Sweet Potato Shochu 750ml Purchase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJikuya White Honkaku Sweet Potato Shochu 750ml\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Japanese sweet potato spirit from \u003cstrong\u003eJikuya Distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e in Kagoshima Prefecture. Made with \u003cstrong\u003esweet potatoes and rice\u003c\/strong\u003e, this honkaku shochu reflects the region through ingredients harvested in Kagoshima. The bottle brings together a traditional fermentation method, single distillation and extended clay-pot resting, with the importer describing a balance of sweetness and spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation begins in \u003cstrong\u003edecades-old clay pots\u003c\/strong\u003e buried up to their shoulders in the distillery floor. \u003cstrong\u003eAnno imo sweet potatoes\u003c\/strong\u003e enter the secondary fermentation, contributing sweet and spicy notes. The fermented ingredients then make a single pass through a pot still. Clay-pot fermentation and pot-still distillation carry the sweet-potato character through this carefully made Japanese spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter distillation, the spirit rests for \u003cstrong\u003eat least three years in unglazed clay pots\u003c\/strong\u003e, a step the importer credits with added depth of flavor. Jikuya White is bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e25% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering a sweet-potato shochu shaped by its ingredients and patient resting. This selection contains one \u003cstrong\u003e750ml bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e from Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jikuya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67631401795737,"sku":"736040004141","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/7177\/7177\/files\/Jikuya-White-Honkaku-Sweet-Potato-Shochu-750ml-25.png?v=1791525581","url":"https:\/\/vintagewineandspirits.com\/products\/jikuya-white-honkaku-sweet-potato-shochu-750ml","provider":"Vintage Wine \u0026 Spirits ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}