I've been hopping into this stuff, learning to love it as my wife's old man is a stern drinker of it. Shochu...it's more stiff than sake, made from either sweet potato or barley. Japanese beer is pretty good, but this stuff doesn't leave you with a hangover. I won't build on my midsection by drinking it, either.
But, back home in Australia, I was a stern advocate of:
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