43. Tsurujyo 100ml

Re-brewed sake packed with the flavor of four years of aging

It's such a popular brand that even customers from overseas come to the store just for Tsurusho. It's a four-year-aged re-brewed soy sauce, made by aging dark soy sauce for two years, then adding mash and aging it for another two years. It's so rich and smooth that it even tastes slightly sweet, and some people say that after trying it once, they can't use any other soy sauce. It's a soy sauce that's definitely worth trying for people who don't like the saltiness of soy sauce.

Passing on the taste of wooden barrel brewing to future generations

The distinctive feature of Yamaroku Soy Sauce is that it is brewed in wooden barrels. And it is made from those wooden barrels themselves. Over time, the number of soy sauce breweries that use wooden barrels for brewing has steadily decreased, and there is only one barrel maker that manufactures wooden barrels left. "It will be fine for my generation, but by the time my children and grandchildren come, wooden barrels will be gone." Feeling this, Yamamoto decided to become an apprentice to a barrel maker along with two carpenters from Shodoshima.

They then started making their own barrels in 2013. From there, they reached out to barrel-brewers across the country, and are now making new barrels with members from different manufacturers and industries. In order to increase the value of wooden barrels themselves by making their techniques public and sharing them, many craftsmen have gathered on Shodoshima as part of the "Wooden Barrel Craftsmen Revival Project."

Vanilla ice cream as a Japanese dessert

It may seem like an unexpected combination, but if you pour Tsurusui soy sauce over vanilla ice cream and let it soak in for a bit before eating, it will create a sweet and salty mitarashi flavor that will leave you wanting more! This soy sauce dessert, which can also be found at Yamaroku Chaya in Shodoshima, is an unforgettable taste once you've tried it. Vanilla ice cream just isn't enough! You'll want to pour Tsurusui soy sauce over it! You'll be hooked.

When it comes to tuna, Tsurusho is a staple

The rich, long-aged Tsurusho sauce goes perfectly with tuna. It is especially recommended for red sashimi, which is the epitome of tuna! It removes the fishy smell of the sashimi, and brings out the flavor of both the sashimi and the soy sauce.

If you're looking for meat, pork steak is the best.

Saishikomi soy sauce goes well with meat, but we recommend trying Tsurusho with thickly cut pork steak. Compared to beef, pork is thick but light, but it adds richness and flavor. It brings out the flavor of the meat without interfering with it. You can also eat the fat easily.