Sponsored Clear as ice and packing a punch — it ranges from 50 to as much as 120 proof — awamori is Okinawan's indigenous distilled spirit. Most people drink it with water and ice, but that's only the tip of…
A couple of weeks ago, when I was doing the preview for the Awamori Festival, I learned quite a bit about the rice-based distilled spirit that comes from Okinawa. The process and history were so interesting, that I had to…
In Hawaii, we have so many Asian influences, but it seems like we’ve only started to really educate ourselves on liquors like sake, shochu, soju, and awamori. Awamori? Yup, this popular rice-based alcohol is all they drink in Okinawa, and…
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