What is barley shochu?

Barley shochu (麦焼酎): Made from barley: toasty and light. Ōita and Iki are famous. KIKI lists 208 barley shochu bottles; the median price is ¥1,006 per 720 ml (as of 1 Oct 2026).

Barley shochu bottles

84 bottles on this site (most shops first) · Prices as of 1 Oct 2026
Bottle	Type	Maker	Per 720 ml
Kakushigura Barrel Aged Barley Shochu 25%隠し蔵	Barley shochu	Hamada Shuzo	¥600
Nikaido Oita Barley Shochu 25%大分むぎ焼酎二階堂	Barley shochu	Nikaido Shuzo	¥680
Hakata no Hana Barley Shochu 25%博多の華むぎ	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥337
Sugomugi Barley Shochu 25%すごむぎ	Barley shochu	Godo Shusei	¥339
Hyakunen no Kodoku Oak-Aged Barley Shochu百年の孤独	Barley shochu	Kuroki Honten	¥4,010
Mugi no Daichi Barley Shochu 25%麦の大地	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥409
Nakanaka Shochu中々	Barley shochu	Kuroki Honten	¥1,135
Mechauma Mugi Barley Shochuめちゃうま麦	Barley shochu	Taka Masamune	¥486
Kanehachi Barley Shochu兼八	Barley shochu	Yotsuya Shuzo	¥1,650
Kanoka Barley Shochu 25%麦焼酎かのか 25度	Barley shochu	Asahi	¥427
Kanoka Barley Shochu 20%麦焼酎かのか 20度	Barley shochu	Asahi Breweries	¥380
Kurosasshumugi Barley Shochu黒薩州麦	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥454
Kohaku no Megumi Aged Storage Shochu琥珀の恵み熟成貯蔵	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥482
Tokujo Taimei Barley Shochu特蒸泰明	Barley shochu	Fujii Jozo	¥1,320
Goryonsan Barley Shochu 25%ごりょんさん麦 25度	Barley shochu	Taka Masamune	¥500
Den-en Gold Label Barley Shochu 25%田苑金ラベル	Barley shochu	Denen Shuzo	¥591
Nikaido Kicchomu Ceramic Bottle Barley Shochu二階堂吉四六壺	Barley shochu	Nikaido Shuzo	¥2,244
Sennen no Nemuri Long-Term Aged Barley Shochu千年の眠り長期熟成麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥2,698
Himuka no Kurouma Long-Term Aged 25%ひむかのくろうま長期貯蔵 25度	Barley shochu	Kagura Shuzo	¥660
Iki Super Gold 22 Barley Shochu壱岐スーパーゴールド 22	Barley shochu	Genkai Shuzo	¥1,132
Tenkataihei Authentic Barley Shochu 25%天下泰平本格麦焼酎 25度	Barley shochu	Kiyosuzakura Jozo	¥451
Miyabi no Toki Long-term Aged Barley Shochu雅の刻長期貯蔵麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥1,280
Ginza no Suzume Kohaku Amber Barrel-Aged Barley Shochu銀座のすずめ琥珀	Barley shochu	Yatsushika Shuzo	¥1,032
Oniyome Barley Shochu鬼嫁麦	Barley shochu	Iwagawa Jozo	¥481
Sasshumugi Barley Shochu薩州麦	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥482
Yokaichi Barley Shochu 25%よかいち麦 25度	Barley shochu	Takara Shuzo	¥540
Shodai Kasuke Barley Shochu初代嘉助	Barley shochu	Ikinohana	¥1,028
Sato Mugi Barley Shochu佐藤麦	Barley shochu	Sato Shuzo	¥1,432
Aged Barley Shochu Kohaku Densho 25%熟成麦焼酎琥珀伝承 25度	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥517
Kuro Yokaichi Black Koji Barley Shochu 25%黒よかいち麦 25度	Barley shochu	Takara Shuzo	¥561
Himuka no Kurouma Authentic Barley Shochu 25%ひむかのくろうま本格麦焼酎 25度	Barley shochu	Kagura Shuzo	¥584
Kohaku no Yokaichi Amber Aged Barley Shochu 25%琥珀のよかいち麦 25度	Barley shochu	Takara Shuzo	¥638
Iitomo 20% Shochuいいとも	Barley shochu	Unkai Shuzo	¥545
Amber Hakata no Hana Mellow Barley Shochu 25%琥珀色の博多の華芳醇むぎ焼酎 25度	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥559
Oak Barrel Aged Barley Shochu 283-nen樫樽貯蔵麦焼酎 283年	Barley shochu	Taka Masamune	¥1,030
Anatani Hitomebore Barley Shochu 25%あなたにひとめぼれ麦 25度	Barley shochu	Miyakonojo Shuzo	¥446
Nikaido Kicchomu Glass Bottle Barley Shochu二階堂吉四六瓶	Barley shochu	Nikaido Shuzo	¥2,342
Nishi no Hoshi Barley Shochu 20%西の星 20度	Barley shochu	Sanwa Shurui	¥527
Kannoko Long-term Aged Barley Shochu神の河長期貯蔵	Barley shochu	Satsuma Shuzo	¥1,097
Okoge Roasted Mash Brew 25%おこげ煎焦仕込み 25度	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥846
Enma Red Barrel Aged Barley Shochu閻魔赤樽熟成	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥864
Umakamonne Barley Shochu 25%うまかもんね麦 25度	Barley shochu	Kagura Shuzo	¥446
Hitotsubu no Mugi Barley Shochu一粒の麦	Barley shochu	Nishi Shuzo	¥852
Kanoka Roasted & Mellow Barley Shochu 25%麦焼酎かのか焙煎まろやか仕立て 25度	Barley shochu	Asahi	¥440
Musosenraku Barrel-Aged Barley Shochu夢想仙楽	Barley shochu	Hikari Shuzo	¥2,860
Segodon Cask Mugi-Segodon White Oak Cask 10 Year Aged Barley ShochuCASK MUGI-SEGODON ホワイトオーク樽10年熟成	Barley shochu	Fukiage Shochu	¥5,720
Aokage Barley Shochu青鹿毛	Barley shochu	Yanagita Shuzo	¥1,100
Tagosaku Shochu 25%田五作 25度	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥429
Iichiko Special Barley Shochu 30%いいちこスペシャル 30度	Barley shochu	Sanwa Shurui	¥1,980
Hakata no Hana Refreshing Barley Shochu 25%博多の華すっきり麦 25度	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥508
Nonnoko Shochuのんのこ	Barley shochu	Munemasa Shuzo	¥406
Maigokochi Blue Bottle Shochu舞ここちブルーボトル	Barley shochu	Mitsutake Shuzojo	¥800
Ten no Kokuin Authentic Barley Shochu天の刻印本格麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Sato Shochu Seizojo	¥812
Iitomo Black Kojiいいとも黒麹	Barley shochu	Unkai Shuzo	¥625
Yoshiichi Mugi Kuro Barley Shochuよしいち麦黒	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥472
Inishie no Tobira Aged Barley Shochu古の扉熟成麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥611
Hosenbo Naked Barley Shochu 25%媛囃子はだか麦焼酎宝泉坊 25度	Barley shochu	Himebayashi	¥852
Moriwaka Oak Cask Aged Shochu盛若樫樽貯蔵	Barley shochu	Kozushima Shuzo	¥1,607
Chikaratarou Barley Shochuちから太郎麦	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥504
Gin no Mizu Barley Shochu銀の水	Barley shochu	Sato Shochu Seizojo	¥1,384
Ogaku Aged Barley Shochu貯蔵焼酎桜岳	Barley shochu	Hombo Shuzo	¥924
Taimei Barley Shochu泰明	Barley shochu	Fujii Jozo	¥1,188
Kinsen Kusu Red Label Shochu金選久寿紅札	Barley shochu	Miyazaki Honten	¥5,000
Wakamugi Barley Shochu 25%わかむぎ 25度	Barley shochu	Takachiho Shuzo	¥640
Nasakejima Shochu情け嶋	Barley shochu	Hachijo Kohatsu	¥964
Godai Long-Term Aged Shochu五代長期貯蔵	Barley shochu	Yamamoto Shuzo	¥680
Yakimugi Roasted Barley Shochuやき麦	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥780
Kappa Kyusenbo Honryu Shochu河童九千坊本流	Barley shochu	Beniotome Shuzo	¥968
Umakamugi Barley Shochu 25%うまか麦 25度	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥482
Kohaku no Kurahito Barrel Aged Shochu by Wakamatsu Shuzo若松酒造琥珀のくらひと	Barley shochu	Wakamatsu Shuzo	¥590
Hakata no Hana Smoky Oak Aged Shochu博多の華スモーキーオーク	Barley shochu	Fukutokucho Shurui	¥574
Asakura Oak Cask Aged Mugi Shochu朝倉樫樽熟成	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥4,723
Maika Idamanrikiya Long-term Aged Shochu井田萬力屋舞香長期貯蔵	Barley shochu	Fujii Jozo	¥2,360
Oita Mugi Shochu 25%大分麦焼酎 25度	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥520
Ko no Kiwami Authentic Barley Shochu煌の極本格麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥612
Mugio Barley Shochu 25%麦王 25度	Barley shochu	Iwagawa Jozo	¥660
Asakura Sherry Cask Finish Mugi Shochu朝倉シェリーカスクフィニッシュ	Barley shochu	Shinozaki	¥4,720
Neppa Hanshin Tigers 2026 Limited Edition Toshi Hatsuratsu Barley Shochu熱覇阪神タイガース 2026年限定ボトル闘志溌剌本格麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Fukano Shuzo	¥1,070
Nisennen no Yume Long-term Aged Cask Strength 42%二千年の夢長期貯蔵原酒 42度	Barley shochu	Ikinokura Shuzo	¥2,775
Iki no Hana Wabisabi White Koji Shochu壱岐の華侘美寂美白麹	Barley shochu	Ikinohana	¥1,000
Tora no Namida 12-Year Barrel Aged Shochu虎の涙 12年熟成樽貯蔵	Barley shochu	Nihon Hakko Kasei	¥3,190
Akagane Oak Barrel Aged Barley Shochuあかがね樫樽貯蔵麦焼酎	Barley shochu	Taka Masamune	¥705
Fukuro Long-Term Aged Barley Shochu 25%梟長期熟成麦焼酎 25度	Barley shochu	Kenjo	¥3,128
Gesshin Black Koji All-Koji Middle-Cut Unfiltered Barley Shochu月心黒麹全麹仕込み中取り無濾過	Barley shochu	Oimatsu Shuzo	¥1,012

Where is it made?

Where the barley shochu bottles on this site come from (bottles per prefecture):

Prefecture	Bottles	Bottles
Fukuoka	21
Kagoshima	17
Oita	16
Miyazaki	12
Nagasaki	4
Tokyo	3
Hyogo	3
Saga	2
Hokkaido	1
Aichi	1
Ehime	1
Mie	1
Kumamoto	1
Ishikawa	1

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