Ryukyu Awamori

47 Okinawa

Okinawa's distilled spirit protected by the geographical indication "Ryukyu". It is made entirely from rice koji grown with black koji mold, and awamori stored for three years or more is called kusu (aged awamori).

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Reading りゅうきゅうあわもり
Romanization ryukyu awamori
Other name kusu
Other name 泡盛

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