Ki No Bi Gin
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Meaning "the beauty of the seasons", Ki No Bi comes from The Kyoto Distillery, Japan's first dedicated gin distillery, and is unusually based on rice spirit. Eleven botanicals steep overnight before pot-still distillation: juniper, orris root, hinoki, lemon, yellow yuzu, sansho pepper, kinome, gyokuro tea from Uji, ginger, red shiso and bamboo leaves, with the spirit reduced using Fushimi spring water. The yuzu sings with bright Japanese citrus, a luminous hero to lift your own gin.
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Botanicals in Ki No Bi Gin
Juniper
Juniperus communis
Piney, Resinous, Citrus-bright
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Orris Root
Iris pallida (premium), Iris germanica (commercial)
Violet-powdery, Woody-floral, Earthy-soft
More about Orris Root
Lemon
Citrus limon
Sharp-bright, Citrus-floral, Sun-zest
More about Lemon
Yuzu
Citrus junos
Japanese-citrus, Lime-mandarin, Herbal-bright
More about Yuzu
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Sharp-warm, Citrus-zing, Slow-pungent
More about Gingerhinoki
Coming soonsansho pepper
Coming soonkinome
Coming soongyokuro tea from uji
Coming soonshiso
Coming soonbamboo leaves
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