Takara Shuzo will release "Takara can Chuhai "Sumika" [#Domestic Apple]" on March 15, 2012, in two types: 350ml (11.83us fl oz) and 500ml (16.91us fl oz), with the 500ml (16.91us fl oz) sold only through convenience stores. The price is 130 yen for the 350ml (11.83us fl oz) and 172 yen for the 500ml (16.91us fl oz) (both prices are exclusive of tax). The alcohol content is 5%. The fruit juice content is 1%.

"Takara can chuhai 'Sumika' series is a 5% alcoholic chuhai that is not sweet with a violet fruit feel. The flavor is refreshing and fruity, thanks to the use of "domestic fruit essence," a unique technology that extracts aroma and flavor components from fruit peels, which are often discarded after the juice is squeezed. In addition, the base alcohol is a unique "barrel-stored aged shochu*" that complements the "domestic fruit essence" to provide a moderate liquor feel with a fruit flavor.

Takara can Chuhai "Sumika" (#Domestic Apple)

Takara can Chuhai "Sumika" [#Domestic Apple] is a popular chuhai flavor of apple with a gorgeous aroma and a refreshing, non-sweet taste that will keep you coming back for more.

At the Kurokabe Brewery, a shochu factory located in Takanabe-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, there are about 20,000 barrels of about 85 different types of aged shochu in barrels, each with its own unique characteristics due to differences in raw materials, fermentation, distillation, and storage methods. These are then reduced to 35 degrees or lower and made into a shochu standard. The blend is changed for each product to achieve the desired flavor.