Step aside, sake: The Japanese spirit shochu is in the spotlight startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Following a launch year that exceeded expectations, importer Honkaku Spirits – which is devoted exclusively to koji-fermented spirits from Japan including Honkaku (authentic) Shochu, Ryukyu Awamori from Okinawa, and koji whiskey, only from family-run distilleries – is expanding its shochu portfolio, including adding another female toji (master brewer-distiller) as well as its first awamori.