Description
FULL DESCRIPTION
Made with 100% Japanese white rice, the name Haku means “white” in Japanese. The word can also be read as “brilliant” – a tribute to the craft of mastering a clear, clean, and luminous vodka. Filtered through bamboo charcoal, Haku has an unparalleled soft, round, and subtly sweet taste.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Clear.
Nose: A soft aroma played up by the sweet, delicate floral aroma of rice.
Taste: A rich taste that gradually envelops the mouth with the natural sweetness and complex flavour.
Finish: A smooth finish with a sophisticated, pleasantly lingering sweetness thanks to the bamboo.
Overall: Unparalleled soft, round and subtly sweet taste.
Gift
Shinjiro Torii, who at the age of 20 wanted to “create an original Japanese spirits blessed with the riches of Japanese nature and ‘monozukuri’ craftsmanship : a relentless pursuit for perfection, meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality.”
Shinjiro overcame numerous hardships to make his dream a reality, creating wine, whisky and brandy, and launching Hermes Vodka – the first Suntory Vodka – in 1956. Shinjiro and his family continuously pushed his vision with the same challenging spirit.
Recommendation
If you’re looking for a gift for someone who likes premium vodkas like Haku, you may also want to try Wry Vodka or Vestal Crafted Potato Vodka.
Connoisseur
A unique creation process starts in Kagoshima and ends in Osaka, Japan. Made with 100% Japanese white rice, the name Haku means “white” in Japanese. The word is also read as “brilliant” – a tribute to the craft of mastering a clear, clean, and luminous vodka. Filtered through bamboo charcoal, Haku has an unparalleled soft, round taste.
DISTILLERY
Suntory Yamazaki
ABOUT THE DISTILLERY
Suntory has been making vodka since 1956, and Haku represents Suntory’s philosophy of craftsmanship, meticulous attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
ABOUT THE LIQUID
Haku® is made with 100% Japanese white rice. It has 3 distinct steps in the distillation process:
First, Japanese rice is fermented and distilled through a pot still to create a rice spirit in Kagoshima, Japan
Then, the rice spirit is distilled a second time through 2 different processes in a pot still and column still to create a uniquely flavored liquid
Finally, the liquid is blended and then filtered through bamboo charcoal in Osaka, Japan.
MORE INFO
he name Haku® celebrates the origin and the craft of this Premium Japanese Vodka. The kanji (Japanese character) for Haku® means “white”. But the subtlety of the Japanese language often gives kanji several readings. Read as “shiro” it would merely means white. But read as “haku”, it is intentionally rooted and elevated.
Rooted as referring to “Hakumai” (白米) – Japanese white rice- the origin of the liquid. Elevated as evoking “Junpaku” (純白) – “untainted” and brilliant – a tribute to the craft of mastering a clear, clean and luminous vodka, carefully filtrated through bamboo charcoal for an unparalleled soft, round and subtly sweet taste.
