This bottle is the fourth in a series of bottles by Nishi Shuzo (who you may know as maker of the famous Tenshi No Yuwaku) highlighting different single-variety sweet potatoes, and adjusting its soil environment to bring out its maximum flavors. Bright orange in color, the Tama Akane potato is high in beta carotene and is known to be difficult to steam so yield is low.

This shochu pairs really well with all kind of teas, not just oolong, thanks to the rich tea aromas of the shochu. There are excellent notes of bergamot (Earl Gray) but we also got the salinity of sencha on the tailend.

Features

• Distilled in Kagoshima, Japan by Nishi Shuzo
• Distilled from locally grown Tama Akane sweet potato 
• ABV 25% / Koji: White / Distillation: Atmospheric
• 24 fl oz (720ml)