Salon de Awamori

Okinawa's Firewater

Awamori—liquor fermented from long-grain Thai rice rather than the short-grain rice used in Japanese shochu—is the firewater of Okinawa. Salon de Awamori, a bar perched on a sleek wooden rooftop, features hundreds of bottles, including Sennen no Hibiki, a fine kusu (aged) awamori that goes down more smoothly than most.