Haku Vodka

A Japanese vodka made from… You guessed, white rice! Seriously, this is a very good spirit, smooth with a palatable complexity, lightly sweet and sippable. It’s clearly not the purists style of vodka but, that’s a different story, just like the “shochu” comments. The value for price is good although that could depend a lot on how you intend to drink it.

So smooth. A vodka that can truly be sipped.

This is a very nice smooth vodka. While I am not a big fan of vodka in general I do have several different vodkas in my bar and use them as a mixer rather than a straight sipper. This might be the exception to that rule. On the nose, there is mostly nothing a little bit of ethanol but not much else. The taste is light and smooth with a little bit of sweetness that fades quickly. The finish is light and fresh with no bad aftertaste. I do not really have a drink to test vodka like I do for other spirits but I have made several different drinks and it works with all of them. This is a solid addition to your bar and a nice surprise for drinkers. Enjoy.

The description says rhe rice is “polished”. What tiny hands are buffing these grains of rice is the question on my mind.. in any case this is as good as vodka gets. Meaning its neutral AF. Clean, slightly papery. Filtered through the entirety of japan it seems and the result is pleasant . This is all one lcan ask of vodka.. great job.