noun
authentic shōchū; single-distilled shōchū
Refers to shōchū made by traditional single distillation (as opposed to multiple distillation), often considered higher quality and more flavorful.
本格焼酎は、芋や麦など原料の風味がしっかり感じられる。
Authentic shōchū lets you really taste the flavor of the base ingredient, like sweet potato or barley.
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Recently, authentic shōchū has been gaining popularity.