Japanese whisky may be the hottest product in the whisky world right now, but the country’s biggest traditional spirit product is still shochu, a distilled spirit that can be made from several different produce, including rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, and so on.
According to website SakeExpert.com, shochu was first made in the southern region of Japan around the 15th century.
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