- Spirit
- Shochu
- ABV
- 35%
- Origin
- Los Angeles, CA
- Made by
- MUJEN
MUJEN Original
Price
$$$$
Availability
Nationwide
Order size
1+ cases
12 bottles per case
The Perfect Alternative. "The best spirit you've never tasted": a silky, smooth rice shochu at 35% ABV, made in Japan by ancient methods. Try MUJEN Original in all your favorite cocktails, from martinis to margaritas, with great taste, no carbs and fewer calories.
Carb-free, sugar-free and gluten-free, and lower in calories than most vodka and tequila. Named one of Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Spirits of 2022.
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The Perfect Alternative. "The best spirit you've never tasted": a silky, smooth rice shochu at 35% ABV, made in Japan by ancient methods. Try MUJEN Original in all your favorite cocktails, from martinis to margaritas, with great taste, no carbs and fewer calories. Carb-free, sugar-free and gluten-free, and lower in calories than most vodka and tequila. Named one of Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Spirits of 2022.
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About MUJEN
MUJEN
Los Angeles, CA
Est. 2021
MUJEN is a single-distilled premium rice shochu, crafted in Japan and launched from Los Angeles. Shochu has existed for 500 years and is Japan's best-selling spirit category by volume, embraced by a new generation as the go-to drink for celebrating and connecting with friends. MUJEN set out to share that discovery: "a chance to bring something both ancient and celebratory to the world."
The line is built on rice for its light taste, which is delicious on its own and mixes into every popular cocktail: Ai Lite, light and crisp at 23% ABV; Original, "The Perfect Alternative" at 35%; and X, a 10 year aged reserve at 42%. Every expression is sugar-free, carb-free and gluten-free.
MUJEN Original was named one of Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Spirits of 2022, and MUJEN X won Double Gold at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The signature cocktail program is by mixologists Christiaan Rollich and Ash Miyasaki.
View brand profile →The Founder's Note
Sondra Baker and Bruce Bozzi met 20 years ago and bonded over their shared ability to connect with people from all walks of life and a lifelong commitment to fitness. A friend introduced them to shochu, "the best spirit you've never tasted." Intrigued by the taste and the stories of meticulous craft and natural ingredients, they traveled to Japan to learn more.
They visited the most highly regarded shochu distilleries in the world, and their journey led them to Sengetsu, the "Thin Crescent Moon," in Kumamoto prefecture. There they met Junko Tsusumi, Sengetsu's fourth-generation CEO and one of the few women in Japan leading a distillery, and learned about a century-old family commitment to craft and the finest ingredients. Together, they created MUJEN.
How It's Made
MUJEN is a single-distilled premium rice shochu made in Hitoyoshi, in southern Japan, at Sengetsu, a family-run distillery in Kumamoto prefecture. It is crafted using methods and ingredients developed over four generations, from rice and natural ingredients, following a time-honored, 500-year-old tradition of shochu craftsmanship.
Rice was chosen over other popular shochu bases like sweet potato and barley for its light taste. MUJEN X is aged for 10 years in white oak before bottling.
Tasting Notes
A mild, citrusy aroma and clean, crisp palate with a grapefruit peel zing. A fleeting saline hint creates a refreshing, mouthwatering finish. (Wine Enthusiast)
Cocktail Applications
MUJEN MargaritaRecipe
- 2 oz MUJEN Original
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz orange liqueur
- Lime wedge
Prepare a half salt-rimmed double old fashioned glass and chill. Shake all ingredients hard with ice for seven seconds, strain over fresh ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
Tokyo LemonadeRecipe
- 2 oz MUJEN Original
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 oz simple syrup (2:1)
- 3 oz soda water
- Mint sprigs and lemon wheel
Shake everything except the soda hard with ice. Strain into an ice-filled Tom Collins glass, top with soda and stir gently. Garnish with mint sprigs and a lemon wheel.
The HollywoodRecipe
- 2 oz MUJEN Original
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 3/4 oz grenadine
- Absinthe, to coat the glass
Shake the MUJEN, lemon and grenadine hard with ice for seven seconds. Strain over fresh ice in an absinthe-coated double old fashioned glass and garnish with a flower. It premiered in Beverly Hills at an Oscar party.
MUJEN & SodaRecipe
- 2 oz MUJEN Original
- 4 oz soda
- 3 lime wedges
- 2 dashes bitters (optional)
Squeeze two lime wedges into a tall Tom Collins glass and drop them in. Add MUJEN and soda, top with ice and stir gently. Dash bitters on top and garnish with a lime wedge.
Awards & Recognition
- 2022 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Spirits: 95 Points
