Umami Mart is proud to be a retailer of Hawaiian Shochu Company's products and a venue for their mainland debuts. After featuring Nami Hana in Shochu Gumi, we occasionally can get our hands on other products from HSC's distillery floor, and this is one of those times! 

Aged in sakura wood casks from Miyazaki, Japan, this shochu is made with citrus and vanilla beans all grown in Hawaii. Get notes of banana cream pudding and powdered sugar.

Of this bottle, toji Ken Hirata says:

This batch of NamiHana BANZAI Strenth is similar to the last one. With your tremendous support, it sold out quickly, and we have been receiving inquiries about it. So, we have decided to release a similar batch, but this one was aged in a SAKURA (cherry blossoms) barrel from Miyazaki, Japan. 

As you know, every batch of NamiHana BANZAI Strength is unique. We modify the distillation process and make higher proof shochu exclusively for BANZAI Strength. The uniqueness of this batch is that we used citrus fruits and vanilla beans all grown in Hawaii. It's more like a whiskey cocktail with a bittersweet taste.
Enjoy it straight or with a minimum amount of ice.

Read Kayoko's interview with Hawaiian Shochu Company's Ken Hirata here! 

Features

• Distilled in Haleiwa, Hawaii by Hawaiian Shochu company
• Distilled from 82% Imo, 18% kome koji (rice koji)
• ABV 42.6% / Koji: Black (rice) / Distillation: Atmospheric
• 12.6 fl oz (375ml)