Distillery: 白金酒造 Shirakane Shuzo
Address: 3526-10 Hiramatsu, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Website: https://www.shirakane.jp/
Additional Content: No specific content but the above website gives an overview of the products offered and how they produce their shochu, so it is worth a look.
Name: 薩摩白金 Satsuma Shirakane
Type: 芋焼酎ブレンド Potato shōchū (Blend)
Potato: さつま芋（鹿児島産）Sweet Potato
Ingredients:
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さつま芋 Sweet Potato
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米麹（国産米）Rice Koji
Alcohol: 25%
Enjoy on the rocks
In the bottle: Soft and slightly sweet with hints of wet hay, overall the nose is quite mild and neutral in terms of the alcohol.
On the rocks: The first sip is sharp and prickles the roof the mouth before opening up with rich sweetness that spreads across the palate. This is a nice contrast to the somewhat neutral aroma and adds to the overall impact. Additionally, there are some nice earthy tones that linger and really remind me of steamed sweet potatoes
水割り Diluted with water
4:1, 3:2 ratio: The overall sharpness is cut way back as is the sweetness, which I think works better than just on-the-rocks, especially if you plan to have more than one glass. While it doesn't gain any additional depth in flavor it does increase the drinkability which is perfect for an evening at the local Izakaya.
Reflections on this shōchū
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I often see this in the izakaya and this drinks like what you would expect, in so far as you could easily drink a few glasses and not get bored.
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Where I live, you can find this at a lot of discount places, I think I purchased this from Wants for around 1100 JPY, so from a cost performance perspective, this is pretty good.
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