Kai Vodka

Kai Vodka is the original rice vodka from Kai, a brand founded in Hawaii by beverage-industry veteran Marcus Bender and launched in 2007. Kai's vodkas are distilled in Vietnam from locally grown yellow blossom rice, which gives a cleaner, softer and slightly sweet character compared with vodkas made from grain. The range has since grown to include flavours such as lychee and lemongrass, but this is the unflavoured spirit at the heart of the line-up, bottled at 40% ABV in a 750 ml bottle.

Serve: Well chilled, with soda and citrus, or as the base for a Martini or Moscow Mule.