OKA Japanese Vodka

43% ABV

This is a rice vodka made by a sake brewery in Kumamoto in southern Japan. After a slow and cool fermentation it’s distilled 5 times in pot stills and then filtered through binchotan charcoal. The nose is floral with intense notes of steamed white rice. On the palate it's viscous and creamy with very little bite on the finish despite its slightly higher proof. 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.