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Empirical SOKA 500ml

Name: Empirical SOKA 500ml
Brand: Empirical
SKU: soka-1
Price: 44.99 USD
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Empirical SOKA is a sorghum spirit blending distillates of fermented fresh sorghum juice and syrup — the fresh juice lending springy green melon, cucumber, and green apple, the syrup bringing darker harvest notes of hay and toasted honey. 43% ABV.

SOKA is built around sorghum, one of the world's most-produced cereal crops. Empirical fermented sorghum syrup and fresh European cane juice with Thai Rice Chong yeast, producing aromas of fresh-cut grass, green apple, and barnyard. Using a dunder-style method inspired by Jamaican distilleries, the leftover wash from the juice distillation ferments the syrup, concentrating esters and adding fermented-grass and briny notes. Vacuum distillation preserves the delicate esters; the syrup (50%) and fermented juice (50%) cuts are then blended into the final spirit.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Fresh-cut grass and green apple
Palate: Springy green melon, cucumber, and green apple with hay and toasted honey
Finish: Silage and a touch of brininess

Specs

Producer: Empirical
Style: Sorghum spirit (fermented juice + syrup)
Ingredients: Sorghum cane, Thai Rice Chong yeast
ABV: 43%
Size: 500ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Empirical SOKA made from?

It blends distillates of fermented fresh sorghum juice and sorghum syrup, fermented with Thai Rice Chong yeast and vacuum-distilled to preserve delicate esters.

What does it taste like?

Fresh-cut grass, green apple, melon, and cucumber from the juice, with darker hay and toasted-honey notes and a touch of brininess from the syrup.

How should I serve it?

Enjoy neat, with cola, or as a twist on a Mojito.

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