The Biggest Shochu Event!
With the popularity of sake over the last 10 years, you can imagine how many sake training sessions I've taught to the service staff at numerous restaurants. Having attended the recent Mutual Trading Restaurant Expo and sampling many different sake, it was good to be able to compare with today's Shochu tasting. But I have to admit, I really don't know much about Shochu... Over the last 5+ years, I've heard talk about Shochu, but it didn't sound like they knew any more than I did. So when I was invited to "The Biggest Shochu Event" by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), I jumped at the chance to learn more and be able to share with you. The Biggest Shochu Event by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) First, the difference between sake and shochu? In a nutshell, sake is a fermented alcoholic beverage and shochu is a distilled alcoholic beverage. I always thought of it as a Japanese vodka, since it's distilled. ...