Komasa Komikan (50cl)

Komasa Komikan is a gin from Komasa Jyozo, a distillery founded in 1883 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known mainly for shochu. It uses shochu as its base alcohol, with botanicals infused separately: juniper berries, coriander seeds, Hojicha tea leaves, Sakurajima Komikan mandarin and Japanese cypress. On the nose it is rich and citrusy, with mandarin and violet. On the palate it is fresh and citrusy, with mandarin and juniper, followed by an explosion of pastry notes.