american rice koji spirits
For millennia, brewers and distillers in Japan have been combining rice, water, and yeast with koji, the unique ingredient that helps give spirits like shochu and awamori their rich aroma and mellow taste.
We’ve evolved that process to craft two signature blends of our American Rice Koji Spirits
Harvest Select
40% ALC/VOL
(80 PROOF)
Evident from the very first sip.
Made from four simple ingredients, every detail of Horyzon Harvest Select has been intentionally brought forward to stand alone in a new category for American spirits. With a comprehensive, robust feel, Harvest Select sits evenly across the palate. Uniform, but heavy. Full expression w/ restrained weight.
How to drink:
We suggest serving Harvest Select in a standalone, traditional “over the rocks” method with a splash of water to open the spirit and release its flavor. Due to its higher proof uncommon for koji spirits, Harvest Select can serve as a base while creating a variety of unique cocktails.
Notes of toasted cocoa, and birch bark. Dried savory herbs (thyme and mace) give way to a creamy rice porridge nose.
Immediate splash of stewed stone fruits and alpine herbs. Middle palate informed by egg custard and creme caramel. Finish of dried vegetable ash, subtle salinity and wet river rocks.
Dried plantains and yucca chips.
Dusk
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
1.5 oz Cocchi Americano
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a stemmed glass. Garnish with a small crown of spearmint.
HIGH ON THE HEAL
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
1 bar spoon (tsp) Giffard Menthe
2-3 oz tonic water
Stir with ice briefly and pour over fresh ice into a tall glass. Top with tonic water. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel.
Third Wave
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
0.50 oz Blended Family #4 Peach Liqueur
0.25 oz sorghum syrup (2:1 sorghum syrup to water dilution)
1 bar spoon (tsp) cane syrup
1 small pinch Kosher salt
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake and double strain over fresh ice into an old fashioned-style glass.
DUSK
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
1.5 oz Cocchi Americano
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a stemmed glass. Garnish with a small crown of spearmint.
High on the Heal
Ingredients
2 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
1 bar spoon (tsp) Giffard Menthe
2-3 oz tonic water
Stir with ice briefly and pour over fresh ice into a tall glass. Top with tonic water. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel.
Third Wave
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Horyzon Harvest Select
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
0.50 oz Blended Family #4 Peach Liqueur
0.25 oz sorghum syrup (2:1 sorghum syrup to water dilution)
1 bar spoon (tsp) cane syrup
1 small pinch Kosher salt
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake and double strain over fresh ice into an old fashioned-style glass.
Southern Blend
45% ALC/VOL
(90 PROOF)
COMING SOON
(Spring/Summer 2022)
Our Southern Blend combines hand-selected rice grains from Arkansas with an aromatic variant of Carolina Gold Rice known as Charleston Gold.
Following distillation, we rest the spirit in new American oak barrels.
CREDITS:
Tasting Notes & Cocktail Designs: Greg Best, Atlanta, GA.
Photography: Jeremy Freeman, Atlanta, GA