
Shochu / Spirits
KUBO BLACK KOJI
Size720 mL
This handmade barley Shochu is distilled using only naked barley (hull-less barley) grown in Ehime Prefecture, and has a full-bodied, sweet, and pleasant taste.
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KUBO BLACK KOJI
Sale price¥1,430
How to Enjoy
How to enjoy Oita-made barley Shochu
Oita-made barley Shochu is a Spirit you can enjoy anytime, anywhere.
If there’s no ice in the home refrigerator, you can simply enjoy drinking Oita-made barley Shochu at room temperature with your family or friends.
On hot days, chilling Oita-made barley Shochu to ice-cold perfection is definitely the best way to enjoy it at your home parties or home-drinking.
During the weekends, let's put a super ice-cold Oita-made barley Shochu bottle in your cool box to go out for picnics or outdoor meals with your companions and family.
On cold days at the stadium, warm up yourself by drinking Shochu with hot water in the thermos for watching games.
If there’s no ice in the home refrigerator, you can simply enjoy drinking Oita-made barley Shochu at room temperature with your family or friends.
On hot days, chilling Oita-made barley Shochu to ice-cold perfection is definitely the best way to enjoy it at your home parties or home-drinking.
During the weekends, let's put a super ice-cold Oita-made barley Shochu bottle in your cool box to go out for picnics or outdoor meals with your companions and family.
On cold days at the stadium, warm up yourself by drinking Shochu with hot water in the thermos for watching games.
Recommended Serving Temperatures by Drinking Style
- Straight
- Room temperature: 15–20°C (59–68°F)
- On the Rocks
- Chilled with ice: 5–10°C (41–50°F)
- Highball / Shochu with Soda
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- Shochu: Chilled 5–10°C (41–50°F)
- Soda: Well-chilled 0–2°C (32–35.6°F)
- Glass: Chilled glass recommended 5–10°C (41–50°F)
- Final drinking temperature: 5–10°C (41–50°F)
- Shochu with Water
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10–15°C (50–59°F)
Mix with cold or room-temperature water to your preferred strength. - Shochu with Hot Water
- Around 50°C (122°F)
Scene
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Perfect for any occasion—whether at parties, celebration toasts, bars, izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), restaurants, cafes, or casual drinks at home.
Style
Food Pairing
Straight
Japanese
Sashimi (tuna), Sushi (tuna)
Western
Fish carpaccio
On the Rocks
Japanese
Sukiyaki
Western
Beef stew
with Cold Water
Japanese
Tofu, Japanese rolled omelet with Dashi
Western
Cream cheese
with Soda
Japanese
Grilled pork
Western
Fried chicken
with Hot Water
Japanese
Braised pork belly
Western
Roast beef
Kubo Brewery
Established 1789
During the Edo period, Kubo brewery served as a shrine-dedicated brewery for Usa Main Shrine which is a national treasure as the head shrine of all the Hachimangu shrines around Japan. This brewery is located in the part of Nagasu district that belongs to the World Agricultural Heritage site because this area is the largest granary in Oita Prefecture mainly by wheat cultivation.
Kubo brewery's Shochu crafted with great care by hand through nearly every step in the brewing process by using a hull-less barley of ‘Ichibanboshi’ harvested locally in Usa City, and blessed water from a land associated with the water deity.



