KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin

Product of: Japan

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Meaning "the beauty of the seasons", KI NO BI comes from Japan's first dedicated gin distillery and, unusually, is based on rice spirit.

KI NO BI gin is flavoured with 11 botanicals: juniper, orris root, hinoki, lemon, yellow yuzu, sansho pepper, kinome, gyokuro tea from Uji, ginger, red shiso and bamboo leaves. These are steeped in neutral rice spirit overnight before traditional distillation in a pot still. The distillate is reduced to bottling strength with underground Fushimi water.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 30/03/2021

Appearance:

Crystal clear.

Aroma:

Floral piney juniper, lemon sherbet and faint black tea.

Taste:

Intensely flavoured, bursting with citrusy piney juniper with subtle ginger heat and floral notes.

Aftertaste:

Citrusy piney finish with gentle lingering ginger heat and spice.

Overall:

Generous in both strength and flavour, KI NO BI is bursting with citrusy yuzu and ginger spice.