Sakurao Original (70cl)

Sakurao Original is a gin from the Sakurao distillery on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea, near Miyajima. It is made with a hybrid distillation, with some botanicals steam-distilled and others macerated in neutral alcohol. The botanicals include navel orange, summer sweet orange, yuzu, dai dai, hinoki, green tea, shiso, ginger and lemon, plus imported botanicals including coriander seed and juniper. It is an aromatic gin with prevailing citrus and juniper notes on the nose, very fresh on the palate, with spicy and sweet notes where ginger is perceptible, and a long, delicate finish with pleasant orange peel notes. It comes in a 700 ml bottle.