Store unopened on a cool shelf, out of direct sun. After opening, refrigerate it.

Yes. Four natural ingredients: whole soybeans, wheat, salt, and water. No additives, and no genetically modified soybeans. The soybeans and wheat are grown in Japan. Contains soy and wheat.

Most soy sauces are brewed once with salt water. Shoyu BLACK is brewed a second time with 'Kiage' a raw soy sauce that’s already been aged 2 years. That second brew makes it darker and richer, with a gentler saltiness that allows the umami to take the lead, followed by a deep finish that lingers long after the last bite.

What makes Shoyu BLACK truly special is what happened when Kamebishi’s centuries of tradition met Paolo fromTOKYO’s passion for soy sauce. Together, they crafted a new shoyu that tested with the highest nitrogen content ever produced among the brewery’s three-year-aged soy sauces. And in soy sauce, that matters, because higher nitrogen levels generally mean a greater concentration of umami compounds, resulting in a deeper, richer flavor.

Kiage is soy sauce in its rawest form. It is pressed from the first mash after two years of aging and left unheated and unfiltered. In the second brew, it replaces plain salt water, so the mash begins with soy sauce itself. The result is depth that is built in from the start, with a thicker body and a gentle saltiness.

Shoyu BLACK has a "Best Before" date written on the bottle. We'll do our best to send you the freshest bottle possible. If for any reason the "Best Before" date is less than 45 days from when you receive it, rest assured that we are committed to promptly providing you with a replacement, guaranteeing your satisfaction and ensuring that you can enjoy our product, or issuing a refund if we are out of stock. The "Best Before" date indicates when the product will be at its best flavor and quality. It is not a purchase or safety date.

Yes, but at this time, supplies and shops are extremely limited. Please check the "Find Shops" section to see where it is being sold.

It means we're completely sold out of the current batch. Each batch of Shoyu BLACK is handcrafted by the Kamebishi brewery in Kagawa, Japan: double-brewed, aged 3 years in cedar barrels, then pressed, filled and labeled by hand. Once it's ready, it ships from Japan to our warehouse and out to customers. Orders are first come, first served. If the next limited batch sells out, your order will be placed in the batch after that. Order now to reserve your bottle.

It is rather expensive to ship directly from Japan internationally, and we wanted to help our customers save on shipping costs. After extensive research, we found that the most cost-effective shipping method for our customers globally would be to send small batches of Shoyu BLACK from Japan to our US warehouse, where the bottles are individually distributed to our customers internationally.

Yes. There are no extra shipping fees when you order 2 bottles compared to ordering 1 bottle. To give a general example, if 1 bottle is ordered and the cost of shipping is $10.00, ordering a 2nd bottle would have no extra shipping charge. So in this case, 2 bottles would have a total shipping cost of $10. Furthermore, shipping fees for 3 or 4 bottles will increase the total shipping cost but never by as much as the initial example of the $10 shipping fee. Therefore the more bottles you purchase, the shipping cost per bottle decreases. Feel free to change the quantity of your order to see the total shipping costs before you finalize the purchase.

Shoyu BLACK is indeed suitable for both vegetarians and vegans. It is crafted using plant-based ingredients, without any animal-derived components or by-products.