Tsutsumi Shuzo Taru 12 Year Aged Shochu

Tsutsumi Shuzo Taru 12 Year Aged Shochu is a 12-year barrel-aged Japanese shochu from Tsutsumi Shuzo — “Taru” meaning barrel/cask, reflecting the extended oak-cask aging that distinguishes this expression from younger, unaged shochu styles. The long oak maturation adds depth, vanilla, and integrated wood character on top of the underlying shochu base.

Aged shochu sits at the rarer end of the broad shochu category, with 12 years representing a substantial commitment to barrel maturation that few producers undertake. The Tsutsumi expression captures what extended oak aging adds to traditional Japanese shochu — a character bridging classic shochu and aged whiskey or rum.

Specs

• Producer: Tsutsumi Shuzo, Japan
• Style: Japanese Barrel-Aged Shochu (Taru) — 12 Year Aged
• Size: 750ml

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