Hawaiian SHOCHU Company is a small-batch distillery located in the historic surf town of Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore, where founder Ken handcrafts authentic sweet potato shochu using time-honored techniques learned from his master Manzen in Kagoshima, Japan. The distillery ferments, distills, and bottles all products on-site using locally grown white-Satsuma sweet potatoes and distinctive Hawaiian botanicals, producing the award-winning NamiHana line and the innovative Haleiwa Rainbow gin.
A limited release gin made from NamiHana shochu infused with Hawaii-grown botanicals including jabong (pomelo), dried hibiscus flower, ogo limu (seaweed), three varieties of ti leaf, calamansi, and European juniper berries, bottled at 40% alc./vol. in 750 ml bottles at $68.00 + TAX.
The same acclaimed NamiHana shochu as the Original Label but featuring a special Hawaiian Lei Label design that combines the historic Japanese Seiganha wave pattern with plumeria and ti leaf lei, representing waves and flowers respectively.
The flagship authentic shochu, meticulously handcrafted in Haleiwa from locally grown white-Satsuma sweet potatoes, bottled at 30% alc./vol. in 750 ml bottles at $44.75 + TAX.
A limited spring release crafted with fresh ginger roots from the Big Island of Hawaii at 43.1% alc./vol. in 375 ml bottles at $47.75 + TAX, offering a subtle hint of ginger in the aftertaste that evokes the warmth of a fresh morning sunrise.
A rare first-ever higher-proof shochu aged in an ex-sherry French Oak barrel imported from Spain and expertly reconstructed in Japan at 40%+ alc./vol. in 375 ml bottles at $47.75 + TAX, delivering a distinctive smoky flavor that complements the sweet aromatic profile of Banzai Strength.