FinishCrisp, pleasantly drying, mild astringency of green tea, lingering warming tingle of sanshō pepper
Product Story & Guide
Premium Japanese botanical craft gin. Alcohol content is 37.5% ABV in India, the UK, and European markets, and 43% ABV in the United States export market. The base spirit is a blend of 66% grain and 34% cane, proofed using crystal-clear spring water filtered through limestone and granite beds. Bottle size is 700ml. The recipe contains over 14 botanicals including 10 Western components (juniper berries, coriander seeds, lemon peel, orange peel, angelica root, cassia bark, licorice root, orris root, nutmeg, cinnamon) and 4 Japanese signatures (Yamanashi peaches, yuzu peel, sanshō pepper, green tea leaves). The appearance is transparent and crystalline. No specific still types, distillation run details, or individual botanical proportions are specified by the producer. The brand was awarded Japanese Distillery of the Year (2022) and earned 93 points at the New York International Spirits Competition.