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泡盛 (あわもり, Awamori) is Awamori — a Japanese food (alcohol, beverages).
What is Awamori?
Awamori is an alcoholic beverage indigenous and unique to Okinawa, Japan. Another name is shima - zake (島酒[?]), or shima for short. It is made from long grain indica rice, and is not a direct product of brewing, like sake, but of distillation, like shōchū . Awamori is aged in traditional clay pots to improve its flavor and mellowness. The most popular way to drink awamori is with water and ice. When served in a restaurant in Okinawa, it will nearly always be accompanied by a container of ice and carafe of water. Awamori can also be drunk straight, on the rocks, and in cocktails. When awamori is aged for three years or more, it is called kusu (古酒[?], "old liquor"). This pronunciation is unique to awamori and Okinawa; elsewhere in Japan, the word is pronounced " koshu " and refers to aged sake.