Type of Shochu: Awamori (blended)

Main Ingredient: Rice

Type of Koji Kin: Black

Distillation Method: Kusu - Atmospheric / Awamori - Vacuum

Aged: Kusu - 3 years minimum / Awamori - N/A

Alcohol by Volume: 43%

Food Pairings: Meat dishes, fish dishes, sweets such as dark and bitter chocolate, ice cream, etc.

Tasting Notes: 3-year-aged kusu and young awamori are carefully blended, resulting in a spirit with smooth and mellow flavor. Zanpa 43's blending and stainless steel tank aging creates a rich yet clean flavor that is an excellent base for a variety of cocktails. The character of Zanpa 43 shifts and changes depending on how you serve it and what it is mixed with. Intimately explore this awamori's personality neat in a grappa glass for a classic experience. Zanpa 43 carries aromas of fresh green apple, hazelnut, and delicate florals mixed with wintergreen. On the palate, there are elegant and rich notes of honey, caramel, nuts, dark milk chocolate, mixed with fruits and dewy floral. Deliciously balanced complexities of sweetness, savoriness, bitterness, and astringency on a plush velvety texture. Zanpa 43 won first place in the awamori category at the 23rd National Liquor Contest (Japan).

Size: 720ml