Roku Japanese Gin (75cl, 43%)

Roku is a Japanese craft gin from the House of Suntory, produced at the Liqueur Atelier in Osaka. It is built on six Japanese botanicals harvested at the peak of their seasons, blended with eight traditional gin botanicals. The six Japanese botanicals are sakura flower, sakura leaf, yuzu peel, sencha tea, gyokuro tea and sansho pepper. Each is distilled separately using the most suitable method, including vacuum distillation for sakura blossom and copper pot stills for yuzu. The nose offers cherry blossom, green tea and yuzu citrus. The palate is complex and harmonious, with juniper, citrus, sakura floral notes and green tea. The finish is crisp, with tingling sansho pepper spice.