Hey Jim just curious....Hypothetically speaking how would one go about shipping some chu-hi from Japan to say Georgia and hypothetically how much do you think that it would cost to purchase and ship said hypothetical Chu-Hi's? You have my email if you want to take it there. Should be off work in about 4 hours

cadbeans

MA2/USN

i would imagine, hypothetically, all one would have to do is ask said gunny...he makes things happen.

however, i have learned on the customs forms, not to say alcohol. you could go with fruit soda, as that is what it is (with a splash of alcohol)...that, my friends, is a textbook example of the sin of omission.

Yeah the wife and I were at a "Japanese" steak house last night talking about the things that we missed about Japan and the two things that we really missed was Hoka Hoka and the Chu-Hi.

i LOVE my chu-hi!

Que est chu-hi?

I have been recently made aware of said Chu-hi's. Yummy! I like the grapefruit the best, it's healthy right?lol

I agree with Brian, ship as fruit juice and shouldn't be a problem.

Diver

jr--chu-hi is...well...ok, you take an alcohol made of wheat called shoCHU (alot like vodka), add soda and fruit juice. there you go.

my favorite at a restaurant is lime, though in cans it is not as good. plum is good. grapefruit is awesome. lemon is the most common.

then you have boutique and seasonal flavors. there is a brand called MIX which has 2 fruits...the grapefruit is white and pink grapefruit...in my TOP 5! grape, peach, tons of different tastes. my wife tries to have 1 or 2 a day--she fails, but if we had them AND she thought of it, she totally would drink 1 or 2 a day!

Hoka Hoka ????

WT.

hoka hoka is a "take home" restaurant. they have bentos. picture a square doggie bag container with a clear top.

in it, half is rice, the other half has a LARGE variety of food. it usually has some tempura or other fried things...vegetables...just good eating, and relatively healthy. (actually the bento shop i go to is MUCH healthier, as i get more vegetables, but i also get more food on the whole, so it probably balances out)

Ok I have figured it out. Now I just need to find a place that sells some shochu and I can start making my own chu-hai. Probably not going to be as good as in Japan but I can only work with what I have.

cadbeans

MA2/USN

Cad,

Sending Chu-Hi would be no problem!!! Let me know what flavors you want and how many you would like...these are easier to find than the "Grande" coffee and the Blueberry Wine, LOL

Do you want the 16oz or the 12 oz can???

Drop me an email (at work), I'll be there all day...knda.

Jim

Hey Jim I seem to have misplaced your work email send it to me again and I will get a pic out to you tonight

burgess_b, is shoCHU like soju in Korea?

^^good question...i do not know the answer, but based on phonetics, i would guess so.

CADBEANS--there are MANY kinds of shochu...make sure you get the clear one...if there is yellow, it has a strong smell...and thus a strong taste, which is NOT present in the chu-hi...get the buckwheat, which is clear....my personal favorite for a nice clean taste is IICHIKO or maybe just ICHIKO. it is about $9 a bottle, and mixes well.

or you could go vodka, as some places do...if i order "lime chu-hi" at a restaurant...and they say "lime sour", i know that it is vodka instead of shochu.

Thanks Brian I am going to look in a few of the stores around here to see if they have it, if not then you or Jim might get a request from me.