Shochu / Spirits

Ubugoe 41° Oita

Name: Ubugoe 41° Oita
Brand: Bungo Meijyo Brewery
SKU: bm0204721
Price: 5000 JPY
Availability: InStock

¥5,000

Size720 mL

The taste of unblended, undiluted original Shochu is made with Japanese-grown barley polished to 50% grain size, and yeast extracted from Dianthus flowers using a special method. You can enjoy more fruity taste and mellowness unique to original barley Shochu, prompting the question, “Could this be Sake?”

Style Shochu

Ingredients Barley, White Koji ＆Yellow Koji, Gilly flower Yeast

ABV 41%

Aroma Floral, Rose, Green, Grass ＆ Rich: Strong

Serving Straight: Room temperature 15–20°C (59–68°F), On the Rocks: Chilled with ice 5–10°C (41–50°F)

Feature Shochu crafted entirely from barley, with barley used for both the base ingredients and the Koji. Bottled within Oita Prefecture and shipped out from Oita.

Award Medaille d'Or 2025 Gold Medal

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Ubugoe 41° Oita

¥5,000

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.

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

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

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

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

Pickles

Western

Nuts and fruits

On the Rocks

Japanese

Sashimi (white fish, tuna), Sushi (white fish, tuna)

Western

Caprese salad

with Cold Water

Japanese

Vegetables with sesame seed sauce

Western

Seafood salad

with Soda

Japanese

Yakitori, Tempura

Western

Duck salad

with Hot Water

Japanese

Yakitori with soy sauce

Western

White fish with lemon butter sauce

Bungo Meijyo Brewery

Established 1910

Bungo Meijyo has been producing Sake and Shochu in the rich natural surroundings of Saiki city in Oita Prefecture for over 100 years, also has a history of more than 30 years producing Amazake. Although it is a relatively small brewery in the back of the mountains, our pride is our products, which are exclusively made with locally rooted materials from Oita and Saiki. Through our brewing culture of using Japan's unique Koji (aspergillus) for beverages, we believe that our mission is to fascinate people in the world at Oita Prefecture and Saiki City by serving our products.

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