Is the future of japanese whisky gin.
Gin japan whisky.
Japan delights with its own variants of popular spirits.
In japan we believe that if something is worth doing it s worth doing to the best of our abilities.
Marcin miller co founder the kyoto distillery much as i don t want this to be middle aged bloke reminiscing about how great whisky was in the past it is undeniably true that things have changed somewhat since my first trip to japan 20 years ago.
Producer and global distributor of unique quality japanese whisky gin sake fruit wines bitters since 2011 including brands like akashi kujira shinobu amahagan yamazakura whiskies kamitaka hideyoshi sakes niigata beer and more.
In tune with the spirit of omotenashi.
The suntory liquor atelier is a unique distillery that creates a variety of liquors and spirits following the high standards set out by suntory s principles of artisanship.
Its point of difference is mostly due to the precise balance between eight traditional gin botanicals and six uniquely japanese botanicals.
This philosophy has played an important role in establishing japanese whisky as one of the world s most famed spirits.
While japan s sake culture is robust it is in no way the only tipple in town.
Add in those dodgy new brands of dubious provenance and you have to wonder.
After conquering the whisky world japan has its eyes on the craft gin scene.
Here rice wine sake or the slightly stronger brandy shochu set the tone.
The serve places the guest at the centre delighting at every moment to create a memorable experience.
Japanese distilleries have a reputation for crafting shochu and whisky with a near obsessive attention to detail but over the past few years it s their growing crop of gins that has gained a cult following amongst american bartenders native botanicals like sakura cherry blossom hinoki japanese cypress gyokuro a variety of shade grown green tea sanshō a close relative of the.
In addition to various whiskeys japanese gin plays an increasingly important role.
Japan is not usually known for a long tradition in gin.
One of the secondary effects of the rise of japanese whiskey is the emergence of japanese vodka and gin.
The founding house of japanese whisky.
Japanese whisky is a style of whisky developed and produced in japan whisky production in japan began around 1870 but the first commercial production was in 1924 upon the opening of the country s first distillery yamazaki broadly speaking the style of japanese whisky is more similar to that of scotch whisky than other major styles of whisky.
Since yamazaki was awarded world s best whiskey in 2015 japanese whisky has become the spirit for the world s more discerning drinkers.