Etsu Pacific Ocean Water Japanese Gin (70cl, 45%)

A Japanese gin from the Asahikawa Distillery on Hokkaido, combining Japanese citrus botanicals with a maritime profile. Water from the Taisetsu mountains and a proportion of seawater are used to set the drinking strength. The recipe includes yuzu peel, bitter orange peel, juniper, coriander seeds, liquorice root and angelica root, macerated for 22 hours before distillation. It is bottled at 45% in a 70cl bottle and comes in a gift box. The distillery uses alcohol from sugar cane molasses and distils once in a copper still.