• Prefecture: Nara

• Ingredients: Jabara citrus (grown in Shimokitayama Village) purée, brewing alcohol, sugar

• Style: Citrus liqueur

• Food pairings: Chicken karaage, grilled fish, seafood salads, fried oysters

• Taste: Tart, bittersweet, aromatic, refreshing

• Alc.: 9%

Jabara is a rare citrus related to yuzu and kabosu, whose name comes from the idea of warding off evil. This liqueur is made generously with jabara grown in Shimokitayama Village in Nara, giving a distinctive aroma and a crisp, refreshing, bittersweet taste. Serve well chilled, straight or on the rocks, or with soda.

About the brewery

Kitaoka Honten is based in Yoshino, Nara, and dates its move into full-time sake brewing to 1868. Its Yatagarasu brand is named after the three-legged crow of Japanese myth that guided the first emperor through the Yoshino mountains, and its liqueurs are built around Yoshino and Nara produce such as shiso, peach, chestnut and jabara citrus.

奈良県「下北山村育ちのジャバラ」を使ったリキュール、できました！「ジャバラ」は柑橘類の一種で、「柚子」や「かぼす」などの仲間で、「邪（気）を払う」の意味から、この名がつきました。花粉症の症状の軽減を期待されている、下北山村産じゃばらを、贅沢に使用したじゃばらリキュールです。個性的な香りと、すっきりした味わいです。よく冷やしてストレートやロックで、またソーダ割りもおススメです。