Nankai Shochu is a Japanese craft spirit known as shochu Vacuum distiled from sugarcane and rice on Amami Island, Nankai Shochu has no sugar, carbs, or gluten, Despite shochu’s health benefits,
versatility, and complexity, it is still virtually unknown to most in the U.S. We’re here to change that. Please visit our website for more information, Thank You.
Paul and Mai Nakayama went on their honeymoon in the spring of 2015 to Amami, Japan to visit her parents’ hometown. While at a local bar, Paul and Mai were introduced to a vacuum-distilled craft spirit. It was a black sugar shochu that was so easy to drink and so delicious that they
enjoyed quite a bit of it. The next day they took a 12-hour boat ride to visit the distillery and learn more about their new favorite spirit.
On the plane back to Los Angeles, Paul and Mai couldn’t stop thinking about their honeymoon shochu and how much their friends in California would love it, too.
This was the beginning of Nankai Shochu and our mission to share shochu with friends old and new.
What is Shochu?
Shochu is a Japanese distilled spirit made typically from barley, sweet potato, or kokuto sugar.
Most spirits are distilled at least twice, losing flavor with each pass. But, shochu is single-distilled, preserving the natural flavors and aromas of the ingredients.
In Japan, shochu outsells sake by double. This is for many reasons including having no sugar or carbs. It also has fewer calories per serving size than sake, wine, beer or vodka.
Discover shochu, the original craft spirit of Japan.
Much attention is rightfully given to Japan’s whiskey industry, but shochu is the national spirit.
Despite shochu’s health benefits, versatility, and complexity, it is still virtually unknown to most in the U.S. We’re here to change that.
Our mission is to introduce the beauty of shochu to a new audience through easy-to-drink shochus such as Nankai Shochu or complex, whiskey-like shochus such as Nankai Gold.
We hope you join us on this journey.
Whether you want to learn more about shochu or you want to stock some in your bar or shelf, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website, Thank You.