I-Kuro Kirishima Sweet Potato Shochu kwaba i-shochu yokuqala eyenziwe umsunguli we-Kirishima Brewery ngo-1916. Igama elithi "Kuro" lisho omnyama futhi livela eqinisweni lokuthi i-koji yerayisi emnyama isetshenziselwa i-Kuro Kirishima Shochu. Inhlanganisela yale koji yerayisi elimnyama kanye nobhatata inikeza lobu tshwala baseJapane iphunga elimnandi elimnandi. Amanothi okunambitha:Umbala: Ucacile, Ikhala: Ukukhanya, kusha, ku-acidic. Nambitha: Kucacile, kuthambile, kumnandi. Qeda: Ihlala isikhathi eside, yomile. Phuza i-Shochu ngokudla okupholile, ekamelweni lokushisa noma ngisho nokusivivi.