【Okoge】

A barley shochu for connoisseurs, created with unprecedented ingenuity

It uses traditional black koji to bring out the deliciousness of barley. The ingredients include a special barley that enhances the aroma and hull-less barley that produces a wild taste.
It has an aromatic scent like barley chocolate or barley tea, and a mellow mouthfeel, but then a bitter barley flavor fills the mouth.

Oimatsu Shuzo's fermentation technology is used to extract unique aromas and flavors from two types of raw ingredients (barley and hull-less barley) through the decomposition and extraction power of black koji.
Furthermore, they are particular about distillation, having devised a special atmospheric pressure distillation method called "kogasu" (to burn) for "Okoge", which extracts a warm, burnt-like aroma from the moromi that contains a unique rich fragrance.

◆Specifications
Category: Barley Shochu
Ingredients: Barley, hull-less barley, barley koji
Koji: Black koji
Distillation: Special atmospheric pressure distillation (kogasu)
Alcohol content: 25%
Producer: Oimatsu Shuzo (Oita Prefecture)