KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin – The Kyoto Distillery – 750ml – 45.7%
The Kyoto Distillery · Kyoto, Japan · 750 ml
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Meaning “The Beauty of the Seasons,” KI NO BI is an acclaimed Japanese craft gin created, blended and bottled in Kyoto. Built on a rice-spirit base, KI NO BI combines traditional gin structure with distinctly Japanese ingredients. Its botanicals are separated into six flavour groups, distilled independently and subsequently blended to achieve balance and precision. The official botanical composition includes juniper, orris, akamatsu Japanese red pine, yuzu, lemon, gyokuro green tea, ginger, red shiso, bamboo leaves, sanshō pepper and kinome. The result is a dry, elegant Japanese gin combining bright yuzu citrus with juniper, green tea, aromatic spice and the distinctive peppery character of sanshō. The presentation also has a strong connection to Kyoto craftsmanship: the label design was developed with Kira Karacho, whose karakami decorative-paper heritage dates to 1624.
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André Bicho
Raised in Portugal and educated in the United States, André has spent two decades moving between cultures, languages and cellars. His passion for fine wine and spirits began with the great Ports and table wines of his home country and grew into a wider fascination with the craft, history and provenance behind every great bottle. When he isn’t tasting or sourcing, he can be found driving the back roads of Europe in search of small producers and the stories behind their labels.
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