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Roku is Japanese for six and appropriately this gin not only made with six Japanese botanicals but is presented in a hexagon-shaped bottle. In addition...
I am an enthusiast for Roku Gin, but my latest bottle had something that I would describe as 'cork', as in wine. I've had a similar experience with Etsu Pacific Ocean Water Gin, and now I'm wondering if this is just a bad batch or if Gin can actually suffer from the same bacteria (I guess ?) that makes wine smell and taste like 'cork'. Once again : I ve had like 10 bottles of Roku Gin so I'm very familiar with the taste, but this is extremely different.