Tokyo Nights Japanese Rum, Japan

A Gold Medal winning Rum from Okinawa made in a copper-pot still so it retains a memory of where it came from.

BBC Wine and Spirits was founded in 2010 by Bogdan Tonasiou and Bertrand Fradin as a Wine exporter. But the company soon blossomed into the distribution of a wide range of Spirits covering virtually every category and ultimately in creating their own brands as well. Located in Bordeaux, France, they now sell into more than thirty countries with an emphasis on North America and Europe.

The Tokyo Nights brand was launched by BBC in 2020. Tokyo Nights Rum is and un-aged Spirit that forms the core of the three product lineup — all of which are created on the island of Okinawa. It’s made from 100% locally grown sugarcane molasses and distilled in a copper-pot still — a far cry from the massive steel monstrosities used by the industrial-scale producers. And that means that a lot of the natural grassiness and exotic fruit notes remain behind to make your taste buds happy.