Spirits
HAKU
Suntory's rice vodka from Kagoshima, filtered through bamboo charcoal.
- Founded by
- House of Suntory
Their story
HAKU is a vodka from the House of Suntory, the Japanese drinks company better known for its whisky. The name means "white" in Japanese, a nod to the white rice at the center of the spirit.
The vodka is made in Kagoshima, at the southern tip of Kyushu, a region with a long history of distilling rice and other grains into shochu. Suntory brought that local know-how to a vodka meant for mixing and for sipping cold.
How it's made
HAKU starts with 100% Japanese white rice, which is fermented and then distilled in Kagoshima. The spirit is filtered through bamboo charcoal, a method Suntory says pulls out impurities and gives the vodka its soft, slightly sweet texture.
Why we carry them
We reach for HAKU when we want a gentle, clean vodka for a martini or a simple soda highball. The rice base gives it a rounder feel than many grain vodkas.
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