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Our Judges
D.Bespoke Group Owner Bartender
Daiki Kanetaka
After years of training at a very renowned bar in Ginza, Daiki founded his own establishment in Beijing followed by D.Bespoke in Singapore in 2014 and later D.Classic in Jakarta. His latest venture, RPM by D.Bespoke offers a casual setting with a focus on shochu, cocktails, and vinyl, setting it apart from the classic Ginza style that he has mastered.
Master Sake Sommelier
Joshua Kalinan
Joshua is a distinguished expert in wine and sake. Initially trained in wine, he shifted his focus to sake, earning notable titles such as Sake Sommelier of the Year and Master Sake Sommelier from Singapore Airlines, making him the first Singaporean to receive these honours.
Co-Founder of Cat Bite Club
Jesse Vida
Jesse has successfully managed the award-winning bar ATLAS (ranked consistently in The World’s 50 Best Bars list, awarded ‘World’s Best Cocktail Menu’ by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, ‘Best International Cocktail Bar’ by Spirited Awards 2020, ‘Best Bar in Asia’ in World’s 50 Best List 2020, and ‘World’s Best Spirits Selection’. Subsequent to ATLAS, Jesse founded Cat Bite Club with Gabriel Lowe in 2023, focused on agave & rice spirits.
*Appointed judges shall not judge participants from their respective venues. Additionally, judges may not evaluate all aspects of the competition.
Competition Schedule
Commencement
The competition has officially begun, and participants are briefed on rules, guidelines, and timelines.
Evaluation & Selection
Judges evaluate participants' performances based on predefined criteria either at their venue or a venue of their choosing to taste the cocktails at a pre-agreed date/time, selecting up to top 10 contenders.
Semi-Final
Selected participants compete in semi-final rounds, showcasing their skills or talents to advance to the next stage.
Judges will evaluate the taste/flavour of cocktails, creativity, presentation, overall hospitality, knowledge of Shochu as a category, and the brand itself.
Three semi-finalists will be chosen to represent Singapore.
Grand Finale
Three semi-finalists from Hong Kong and three from Singapore will travel to Kagoshima, Japan.
The sponsored trip by MIZUNARA includes flights, accommodation, and visits to Shochu distilleries and bars over three days and two nights.
The finals will take place on the last evening of the trip at a venue in Kagoshima.
Grand Prize
Winner shall receive a cash award of $10,000 HKD or the equivalent in SGD.
The Winner shall have the Option to be appointed as The Hachi Shochu Ambassador under commercial terms to be mutually agreed after completion of the Competition.
All Semi-Finalists shall also be given an opportunity to promote the Shochu Category of spirits at mutually agreed commercial terms.
Pick Your Shochu, Craft Your Pleasure
8900
$89.00 SGD
Unit price per8900
$89.00 SGD
Unit price perRegion: Japan
Distillery: Miroku Shuzo
Age: 3 - 4 Years
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Barley (Mugi), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Miroku Shuzo, a family owned craft distillery in Oita, Japan and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from local barley grown in Kitsuki and Usa (both near the distillery in Oita) and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 3 is matured for about 3-4 years in a Refill White Oak Cask to add layers of complexity and flavour to the original spirit.
Color: Gold
Nose: While the top notes on the nose are a mix of vanilla, honey, fresh fruits, oak spices and fresh pencil shavings, the barley (mugi) shochu rears its head as wet dough at the back with a hint of caramel candy sweetness.
Palate: Vanilla, honey to start mixed with oak which evolves into an excellent toasted raisin bread with a fair amount of nuttiness, some smokiness and spices to finish.
8900
$89.00 SGD
Unit price per8900
$89.00 SGD
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Distillery: Yayoi Shochu Brewery Co.
Age: 3-5 Years
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Brown Sugar (Kokuto), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Yayoi Shochu Brewery LPC, a family owned craft distillery on Amami Oshima Islands of Kagoshima and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from brown sugar sourced from various producers in Okinawa and Thai Mai (Thai Rice) White Koji and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 1 is a blend of 3-5 years Kokuto Shocho aged in refill/recharred virgin American White Oak Casks to add layers of complexity and flavour to the original spirit.
Color: Light Straw, White Wine
Nose: Intricate nose of sugarcane like sweetness, fresh fruits like green apples, pear and mint balanced with subtle salted caramel and some oak spices.
Palate: Initial sweetness gently gives way to some savoury, umami like notes with a finish of pepper, spices and a hint of dark chocolate.
8900
$89.00 SGD
Unit price per8900
$89.00 SGD
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Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Age: 2 Years
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Sweet Potato (Imo), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Ookubo Shuzo, a family owned farm distillery in Kagoshima and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from Kogane Sengan, a fluffy delicious variety of sweet potato with a lovely aroma and golden skin color and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 2 is a vatting of 90% matured for about 2 years and 10% matured for about 2 months in Virgin Oak to retain the flavour of the origin spirit while adding an extra dimension of complexity to the nose, palate and finish.
Color: Straw, Hay, Light Gold
Nose: Fresh fruits, moscatel, lychee, almost like a fresh sparkling white wine, cream soda and fresh mint with subtle sweetness
Palate: Initial sweetness with fresh mint, cream soda, cereals and spices likes cloves and cardamom with a hint of oak and dark chocolate at the back.
8900
$89.00 SGD
Unit price per8900
$89.00 SGD
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Distillery: Ookubo Shuzo
Age: 4 Years
ABV: 30%
Size: 720 ml
THE HACHI SHOCHU, Sweet Potato (Imo), Cask Matured is a collaboration with Ookubo Shuzo, a family owned farm distillery in Kagoshima and Hacchan who, somewhere along the way was also exposed to Whisky and the benefits of Cask Maturation. Made from Kogane Sengan, a fluffy delicious variety of sweet potato with a lovely aroma and golden skin colour, Shiro (White) Koji and single distilled under normal atmospheric pressure (making it a Honkaku Shochu) to retain the flavors of the underlying ingredient, this Batch 3 has been matured for about 4 years and 4 months in an ex-Brandy Cask to retain the flavour of the origin spirit while adding an extra dimension of complexity to the nose.
Color: Deep Gold
Nose: Sweet caramel, butterscotch, fruit cake along with some cherries, raisins along with oak spices in the back.
Palate: An initial sweetness of candied orange, hints of caramel and toffee balanced with oak spices, a hint of oak and again peach and lychee from the sweet potato shochu coming through at the back.
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