Kai Lemongrass Vodka

Kai Lemongrass Vodka is a flavoured rice vodka from Kai, a brand founded in Hawaii by beverage-industry veteran Marcus Bender. Kai launched in 2007 with a plain rice vodka and a lychee flavour, then added Southeast Asian-inspired flavours such as lemongrass in 2011. Its vodkas are distilled in Vietnam from locally grown yellow blossom rice, a base that gives a cleaner, softer and slightly sweet character compared with grain vodka. The brand describes the lemongrass edition as crisp and light, with a bouquet of lemon and herbs. Bottled at 35% ABV in a 750 ml bottle.

Tasting Notes: Crisp and light, with lemon and herbal notes.

Serve: Shaken over ice and strained as a Lemongrass Martini with a lemon spiral, or in a vodka soda, gimlet or Moscow Mule.