These include sakura leaf and sakura flower for spring sencha tea and gyokuro tea for summer sansho pepper for autumn and yuzu peel for winter.
Roku japanese craft gin review.
However with their roku gin they have come storming in to the gin market in a big way.
The word roku is japanese for six and this is where the 6 botanicals in this gin come in to play.
Roku which translates as six in japanese is made with six traditional japanese botanicals that are infused distilled and blended by the japanese artisans of suntory spirits in osaka japan.
Photo courtesy of beam suntory.
Roku gin has two variants on the market.
Its precise balance is testimony to japan s renowned craftsmanship.
There s a travel exclusive under the same name with slightly amped up cherry blossom and their regular flagship roku gin.
The six japanese botanicals include the sakura flower sakura leaf sencha tea gyokuro tea sansho pepper and yuzu peel.
Roku gin is distilled from a general neutral base of grain.
This expression is made using a selection of botanicals including six japanese botanicals that provide a whistle stop tour of the four seasons.
Travel distilled reviews roku gin a craft gin from japan.
This one is the latter.
The first gin from japan s legendary suntory roku gin.
The premium craft gin s flavor profile is achieved by balancing six unique japanese botanicals with eight traditional gin botanicals.
Roku gin has an ethereal top note of cherry blossom.
A mid priced gin from japan roku comes in at at 43 abv and features the number six.
The japanese craft gin roku our japanese craft gin roku is crafted by meticulous and detailed japanese artisans using six unique japanese botanicals and eight traditional gin botanicals.
It was a very small sample though not that i m complaining so i was only able to share a few sips neat with my wife and tasting partner and we weren t able to explore it further in.
I was lucky enough to receive a tasting sample of roku gin from japan when it was first launched in the uk.
Roku japanese craft gin.
Roku is the premium japanese craft gin created by the house of suntory in osaka crafted by japanese artisans with meticulous attention to detail roku is the perfect balance of flavours.