Roku Gin
House of Suntory Reviewed by Gin School; distillery has not claimed entry
Roku — Japanese for ‘six’ — is the House of Suntory's craft gin, built around six Japanese botanicals picked at the peak of their season, shun. Sakura cherry-blossom flower and leaf bring spring; sencha and refined gyokuro green teas, summer; numbing sanshō pepper, autumn; and bright yuzu peel, winter. Eight classic botanicals ground them — juniper, coriander, angelica seed and root, cinnamon, cardamom, bitter orange and lemon peel. Each of the fourteen is distilled separately to capture its character, then masterfully blended — delicate, layered and unmistakably Japanese. Exquisite in a Roku & Tonic with fresh ginger.
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Botanicals in Roku Gin
Juniper
Juniperus communis
Piney, Resinous, Citrus-bright
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Coriander Seed
Coriandrum sativum
Citrus-bright, Warm-sweet, Lightly-floral
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Angelica Root
Angelica archangelica
Earthy, Herbal, Musky-sweet
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Cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Sweet-warm, Aromatic, Wood-spiced
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Cardamom Green
Elettaria cardamomum
Bright-aromatic, Cool-camphor, Floral-sweet
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Orange Peel
Citrus aurantium Dulcis (sweet orange) — also Citrus × sinensis
Sweet-citrus, Bright-aromatic, Sunshine
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Lemon
Citrus limon
Sharp-bright, Citrus-floral, Sun-zest
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Sencha
Camellia sinensis (Yabukita and other Japanese cultivars)
Grassy-green, Umami-vegetal, Marine-fresh
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Yuzu
Citrus junos
Japanese-citrus, Lime-mandarin, Herbal-bright
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Matcha
Camellia sinensis (shade-grown, stone-ground)
Umami-vegetal, Sweet-grassy, Concentrated-tea
More about MatchaSakura (Cherry Blossom)
Coming soonSakura Leaf
Coming soonSanshō Pepper
Coming soonAngelica Seed
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