Shochu popularity grows in the U.S; a glimpse from Chicago

WRITTEN BY: WRITTEN ON: June 2. 2008

It’s amazing how fast shochu (soju) is growing in popularity in the U.S. Most recently, Chicago has been the focus of attention with a brand new pan-asian restaurant actually named Shochu! Here is a recent article from Stacy Warden. Stacy writes: When Japan tired of sake, it turned to another indigenous liquor: shochu. This Japanese [...]

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Shochu – the most popular, little known spirit in the world

WRITTEN BY: WRITTEN ON: May 20. 2008

It’s little known, but shochu (soju) is one of the most popular distilled spirits in the world. In fact, it is so popular that shochu has recently surpassed sake consumption in Japan for the first time in history! Across Asia there is some form of the white spirit. In Korea, there is soju, in Japan [...]

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