INGREDIENT — 芋
From the soil of southern Kyushu.
Photo: Filo gèn' / CC BY-SA 4.0
OVERVIEW
The satsuma sweet potato is the main ingredient of imo shochu. Because it spoils quickly after harvest, many distilleries time production to the harvest season.
Drinks
Drinks are grouped by their category's basic ingredients or an officially stated main ingredient.
SOURCES
- 1日本の酒・本格焼酎と泡盛日本酒造組合中央会 Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association · Industry body · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Sweet potatoes — Filo gèn' · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons