New japanese craft gin from edo period sake brewery contains the essence of wa.
Japanese craft gin.
This craft small batch gin is distilled at the wakayama owned fujishiro distillery which traditionally has distilled shochu japanese spirits.
Gin and whisky are distilled using the same alcohol stills.
Six japanese botanicals cultivated over four seasons the six japanese botanicals have been carefully selected to create roku japan s authentic craft gin.
This gin is very different to other citrus forward japanese gins on the market.
The self taught distiller was inspired.
Roku meaning six in japanese gin blends six non traditional gin ingredients with eight familiar ones to create an outstanding original gin taste.
Each botanical has been harvested at the peak of its season to extract the best flavour and distilled to fully embody the blessings of nature.
The new aka torii gin features japanese flavours like green tea cedar wasabi sansho pepper and even.
One trailblazing japanese gin maker is kokoro gin founded by englishman james nicol last year.
Craft gins in japan are distinguished by their use of uniquely japanese botanicals such as green tea yuzu sakura and more craft gins in japan are distinguished by their use of uniquely japanese.
This isn t a dry gin the juniper hides behind a veil of citrus and piny notes.
Although kozue is bottled at 47 you will find that it s actually really smooth on the palette and doesn t quite hit you with the pine needles so it s not overbearing at all.
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