Tantakatan Shiso Shochu: a Delicate and Unique Herb Shochu

What Is So Special About Shiso Shochu?

紫苏烧酒有什么特别之处?

You might be familiar with Shiso as a Japanese herb that is used in various dishes of Japanese cuisine. The plant is a member of the mint family but it has a very unique flavour which is not quite minty. But what you might not know yet is that shochu made with shiso is a thing!

紫苏在日本是一种令人熟知的草药，它广泛被用于各种日本料理的菜肴中。这种植物是薄荷科的一员，但它有一种非常独特的味道，却太像薄荷。但你可能还不知道，用紫苏做的烧酒吧!

When it comes to shiso shochu, Tantakatan is the first that comes to mind. It is no exaggeration to say that shiso shochu equals Tantakatan. Tantakatan is finest Japanese spirit (Shochu) made from carefully selected red shiso and pristine water from Shiranuka town in Hokkaido. Tantakatan Shochu was first released in 1992, and to this day this Shochu is one of the most sold in Japan, loved for its smooth and refreshing aroma and taste. 

提起紫苏烧酒，我首先想到的是锻高谭紫苏烧酒。可以毫不夸张地说，紫草烧酒等于锻高谭。锻高谭是日本最好的烧酒(Shochu)，由北海道白糠镇精心挑选的红色紫苏和纯净水制成。锻高谭烧酒于1992年首次上市，至今仍是日本最畅销的烧酒之一，因其独特的香气和爽滑的口感而深受喜爱。

The key ingredient of this shochu, red shiso is exclusively cultivated only for Tantakatan by the contracted farmers in Shiranuka town in Hokkaido. The large temperature difference between day and night is the reason for the abundance of pigment components that give it its bright purple colour. The long hours of sunlight allow for the production of fragrant, large-leaved red shiso. No agricultural chemicals are used, so the red shiso has brilliant flavor and rich taste.

这种烧酒的关键原料为红叶紫苏，是北海道白糠镇的签约农民专门为锻高谭种植的。白天和黑夜之间的巨大温差而产生的丰富色素使其呈现明亮的紫色。长时间的日照有利于产生芳香的大叶红叶紫苏。红叶紫苏不使用农药，色泽鲜艳，口感丰富。

"Tantaka" means flounder in the Ainu language and refers to the fact that flounder goes back this far in history. The packaging therefore carries a legendary tale of the flounder's journey back to this place. You can watch this adorable movie made by Oenon brewery which shows the tale of Tantakatan flounder!

“Tantaka”在阿伊努语中是比目鱼的意思，指的是比目鱼可以追溯到这么远的历史。因此，包装承载着比目鱼回到这个地方的传奇故事。你可以看看这个可爱的电影，由合同酒精酿酒厂制作，展示了坦卡滩比目鱼的故事!