Relatively recent, Japanese gins are combining the traditional juniper to Asian herbs, spices and aromatics such as ginger, green tea, cherry blossom (sakura), Japanese citrus fruits such as yuzu or sansho pepper. Suntory developed its own multiple distillation process as a result each botanical contributes to Roku Gin’s perfectly balanced mix. While gin might be more associated with the English countryside, Japanese expressions have grown in popularity over recent years and developed a deserved reputation for quality.

Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product. Suntory’s mastery of this process is the result of extensive experience gained over decades making gin. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In the city of Kyoto, Japan's ground zero for all things traditional, you can wander from sake brewery to sake brewery in the Fushimi Sake district and dine at some of Japan's most elegant restaurants.Add to this a splash of sake distillate and you have a truly artisanal recipe, inspired by the Yonezawa family’s rich history of sake production. Roku, which translates as "six" in Japanese, is the House of Suntory's distinctly Japanese craft gin. Crisp and clean, each sip sparkles with six Japanese botanicals: after all, Roku means “six” in Japanese. As many of the botanicals used in the distillation of the gin are also found in many recipes across the country, finding dishes that complement the flavours existing in each bottle can be easy. Aside from juniper berries, common botanicals found in gin are lemon peels, coriander seed and angelica root, which adds a piney flavor.

It is also a testament to Japan's cocktail culture, which is marked by precision and elegance, just like the spirits that grace the glasses. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process. Nikka, not to be outdone by others in Japan, launched their first gin, the Nikka Coffey Gin, to grow their own stable of other Coffey or column distilled spirits.

distilled and bottled in japan with six unique botanicals that are perfectly balanced and boast meticulous attention to detail, delicious tones of cherry blossom and green tea provide a floral and sweet aroma perfected with the classic gin palate. When looking to pair, always consider the main flavour profiles of the gin chosen, which can easily be determined from the main botanicals used. Its name comes from the Coffey stills, used in making whiskey, located at the company's Miyagikyo Distillery. The mix of these botanicals give a rich character to this gin, which is intended to represent the seasons.

Thanks to the huge success of these gins, craft distilleries are also popping up across the country, launching in major cities including Okinawa, Osaka, Sendai, Miyazaki and most recently Hiroshima, meaning consumers are spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting bottles of Japanese gin. The Roku Gin bottle is designed to reflect the aesthetics of Japan, with the six natural Japanese botanicals embossed on the hexagonal bottle symbolizing Roku – which means ‘six’ in Japanese.Japanese gin botanicals create a unique aromatic signature with cherry blossoms, yuzu peel, sansho pepper and green tea. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Refreshing yuzu peel, aromatic Shiso leaf, toasted white sesame and sansho pepper spice are carefully selected to create a dry, crisp gin with green notes that perfectly capture the aromatic subtlety of the Japanese palate.