Food & Beverage blog

Pairings, recipes, and finds with a focus on my history, interest, and most importantly exploration of cuisine, in my corner of the world, through my lens. 

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Hamada Shuzo Highlight

Shochu is exciting. It’s what happens when people make vodka to have flavour and not just be an alcoholic addition.  Single distillation or Honkaku (“genuine”) is the only way to go, and is the opposite philosophy of vodka production. By single distilling, the proof doesn’t get as high but more congeners pass through and make…