Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin
The Kyoto Distillery (Pernod Ricard) · The Kyoto Distillery, Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan
Ki No Bi is what happens when the London dry gin tradition migrates to Kyoto and is rebuilt from the ground up with Japanese materials and philosophy.
Nose
Bright yuzu citrus and juniper pine lead, followed by delicate hinoki cypress, green tea, and a lingering whisper of sanshō pepper.
Palate
Beautifully balanced. Juniper provides the structural backbone, but Japanese botanicals steal the show.
Finish
Clean and warming, with ginger spice building gently, hinoki cypress adding an earthy undertone, and a final whisper of shiso.
- Botanicals
- 11 botanicals: Juniper, Orris Root, Hinoki, Lemon, Yuzu, Sanshō Peppers, Kinome, Bamboo Leaves, Gyokuro Green Tea, Ginger, Shiso
- Base Spirit
- Rice spirit base with Fushimi groundwater
- Distillation
- Each of 6 botanical categories distilled individually in a small copper pot still, then blended
Cocktail Suggestion
Cocktail — The Kyoto G&T: 2 oz Ki No Bi, 4 oz premium tonic water, fresh yuzu peel or a thin grapefruit wheel, a shiso leaf.
Food Pairing
Pair with: Lightly seared yellowtail sashimi with yuzu ponzu, pickled ginger, and shiso.
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