PREPARATION OF ADZUKI BEAN 'SHOCHU' JAPANESE STRONG ALCOHOLIC DRINK

摘要

PURPOSE:When ''shochu'' (a Japanese strong alcohol drink made by distilling malted rice or through other processes) is made through the traditional process, adzuki beans are used as a part of the raw material to remove oil-like and scorch odors, that is, the stinks of shochu, and give desirably mellow taste characteristic in adzuki beans. CONSTITUTION:When ''shochu'' is produced through the traditional process, adzuki beans are added to the raw material for making malted mash. The adzuki beans are previously taken up by a predetermined amount, boiled, crushed, cooled to an appropritate temperature, then subjected to the fermentation together with the other raw materials and distilled.