OKA Brand Yuzu Vodka

35% ABV

This is an infused rice vodka made by a sake brewery in Kumamoto in southern Japan. After a slow and cool fermentation the base vodka is distilled 5 times in pot stills and then filtered through binchotan charcoal. Yuzu peel and pulp are macerated in vodka and pot distilled, and then yuzu peels are macerated/infused into the yuzu distillate for a week. We're usually not fans of infused vodka but this one has a complexity and depth of flavor that is intriguing. It has viscosity, bright and tart yuzu flavor, and a hint of jasmine. It comes in a lovely 900 mL bottle and is gluten free. 

About OKA Brand:
Founded by Yuno Hayashi and named for her grandfather, OKA BRAND offers a growing range of distinctly Japanese spirits and liqueurs made from local rice spirits, Junmai sake, and hyper-regional botanicals. Each expression provides not only endless drinking possibilities, but a gateway to Japanese flavors and traditions.

OKA BRAND spirits and liqueurs are produced by the legendary Tsutsumi Distillery in the Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Tsutsumi has been producing shochu for nearly 150 years in the Hitoyoshi Basin just 5 km from the Kuma River, the longest river in Kyushu. It is one of only 28 distilleries certified by the World Trade Organization as a Kuma Shochu producer, a designation similar to the protected designations of origin of Scotch, tequila, and Cognac. The Kuma River is renowned for its reputation as the clearest stream in Japan, lending itself to crafting fine sake and shochu, all from rice grown within the Kuma River system.