Kasutori Shochu - Kasutori Shochu

Japanese: かす取焼酎 - かすとりしょうちゅう
Kasutori Shochu - Kasutori Shochu

...the slang term for popular entertainment publications published over a period of several years beginning around 1946. After World War II, speech, which had been restricted until then, became active as if a dam had been released, and anything in print sold at the time. Magazines such as "Shincho" and "Bungei," which had been forced to suspend publication under wartime restrictions, were relaunched in 1945, and "Chuokoron" in 1946, and in the same year "Sekai" and "Tenbo" were also launched. In this situation, the most prominent were the castration magazines. These could be said to be a sudden outburst of sexual liberation that had been suppressed during the war, and most of the content was centered on sexual customs, selling the strong sensation. ...

From [Shochu]

...Incidentally, Kamiya Denbei launched Hachijirushi Grape Wine in 1882, later opened the Kamiya Bar in Asakusa, Tokyo, and is the man who made Denki Bran famous. Honkaku shochu can be divided into moromi-tori shochu and kasu-tori shochu depending on the production method. Modern moromi-tori shochu is made by adding steamed starchy ingredients and water to the yeast-cultured yeast starter (called the primary moromi) made from a mixture of koji made from black koji mold and water, and then fermenting it to make the secondary moromi, which is then distilled. It contains a lot of volatile components other than alcohol. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kasutori shochu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1946年ごろから数年間にわたって発行された大衆的娯楽読物の俗称。第2次世界大戦後,それまで統制されていた言論活動はせきを切ったように活発になり,当時は活字であればなんでも売れた。戦中の統制下で休刊を余儀なくされていた雑誌《新潮》《文芸》が45年に,《中央公論》が46年に復刊され,同年には《世界》《展望》なども創刊されている。このような状況の中で目だったのがカストリ雑誌である。これらは戦中抑圧されていた性の解放が一気に噴出したものといえ,内容はほとんどが性風俗を中心とし,刺激の強さを売物にした。…

【焼酎】より

…ちなみに神谷伝兵衛は1882年〈蜂印葡萄酒(はちじるしぶどうしゆ)〉を発売,のちに東京浅草に神谷バーを開き,〈電気ブラン〉の名を高からしめた人物である。 本格焼酎は製造法によって,もろみ取焼酎とかす取焼酎とに分けられる。現在のもろみ取焼酎は,黒こうじ菌系統のカビでつくったこうじと水の混合物に酵母を培養した酒母(一次もろみという)に,蒸したデンプン質原料と水を加えて二次もろみをつくって発酵させたあと蒸留するもので,アルコール以外の揮発成分を多く含んでいる。…

※「かす取焼酎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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