The Kyoto Distillery KI NO BI (70cl)

A gin from The Kyoto Distillery, the first gin produced in Kyoto. It is clear and colourless. Yuzu is recognisable from the first sip, with flowers and balsamic herbs completing the nose. On the palate it is warm, spicy and well made, a gin of rare harmony for the category. It uses yuzu, Japanese cypress, bamboo, gyokuro tea and a rice alcohol base rather than grain. It is suggested neat or with ice to appreciate the botanical profile fully, and also in a minimal gin and tonic.