Bottles of awamori being prepared for sale in an Okinawa distillery. Christopher Jue Today, it’s the pursuit of the indigenous spirit awamori ... Thai rice and distilled like whisky to reach ...

Awamori is a distilled spirit, made of Thai-mai (long grain rice) and Kurokoji (black koji), which is a type of rice malt. It's indigenous to the island of Okinawa, a southernmost prefecture in ...

There’s hardly an event or celebration in Okinawa, or even a gathering of friends, that doesn’t include awamori, Japan’s oldest distilled ... shows the Okinawan spirit of ichariba chode ...

Awamori, produced in Okinawa Prefecture, is regarded as Japan's oldest distilled spirit, dating back around 600 years with its traditional production method inherited from the Ryukyu Kingdom that ...