Distillery: Hamada Syuzou Prefecture: Kagoshima ABV: 40% Mash Bill: 80% sweet potato, 20% Black Koji rice Yeast: –

Still: Vacuum Distillation:Gen-atsu(vacuum distilled in stainless steel) Aging: Ceramic lined steelhorotanks

• Aroma of lychee, red grapes, jasmine
• Flavors of lychee and grapefruit zest finishing spicy and floral
• Daiyameis Kagoshima dialect for an evening drink following a day’s hard work.
• Made fromkoujuku-imo, sweet potatoes aged in a humid environment to produce tropical aromas

Made with the modern bar in mind, Daiyame 40 is the award winning imo shochu from Hamada Syuzou. Not just an undiluted version of their wildly popular Daiyame 25, this sweet potato shochu is balanced specifically to be used in modern cocktail application. Having a genshu alcohol content of 80 proof, this beautifully expressive shochu will work in a bevy of cocktail applications from the old school to the new.

AWARDS FOR DAIYAME 40

2022 Gold Medal 95 Points in Shochu – International Wine & Spirits Competition

2022 Double Gold Medal in Shochu – San Francisco World Spirits Competition

2022 Gold Medal in Shochu – International Spirits Challenge

INFO

Producer: Hamada Syuzou
Vintage: NV
Country: Japan
Region: Kagoshima
Spirit Type: Shochu / Soju
Spirit Sub Type: Imo (Sweet Potato)