• Prefecture: Nara

• Ingredients: Chestnut (kuri) purée, brewing alcohol, sugar

• Style: Chestnut liqueur

• Food pairings: Vanilla ice cream, pancakes, coffee desserts, mild cheeses

• Taste: Creamy, nutty, sweet, buttery

• Alc.: 9%

A sweet, creamy liqueur made with Japanese chestnuts, with a rich, buttery character that recalls Mont Blanc cream. Enjoy it with milk, pour it over ice cream or pancakes for an instant dessert, or serve it on plenty of ice or with soda. It also makes a good base for dessert cocktails.

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.

モンブランクリームを楽しむような甘くてクリーミーなお酒です。ミルク割りはもちろん、アイスクリームやパンケーキなどにかければスイーツのように楽しめます。