These days Gin soda has been popular in Japan. Suntory sells the fascinated products of Gin such as Sui Gin and Roku Gin. Roku Gin is a special one and has so much aroma. You might not taste it at restaurant even in Japan. It ‘s sold at liqueur shops, convenience stores and online. So you can enjoy it at your home.
Gorgeous Aroma
Japan has four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Cherry blossoms are in full bloon in spring, full of the voice of the cicadas in summer, the leaves turns yellow and red in autumn and full of snow in winter. Roku Gin tastes balanced aroma of these Japanese seasons. Such as flower and leaf of cherry blossoms, Citrus called Yuzu in Japanese peel, two kinds of green tea and Japanese pepper. These six botanicals harvested in all seasons in Japan and Roku Gin is born with the aroma of the botanicals that are picked up cautiously at the peak of the season to distill the best aroma.
Of course the traditional base of eight botanicals such as juniper berry, coriander seeds, bitter orange peel, lemon peel, cinnamons, cardamom seeds bring authentic taste of Gin.
The beautiful bottle
Roku means the number of six in Japanese. So the bottle of Roku Gin shapes hexagon. The bottle is designed six Japanese botanicals and the label is made from the Japanese traditional paper that expresses a Japanese emotion and power. And the Roku in Chinese character on it intends a desire.
Roku Gin Soda
Roku Gin has balanced and sensitive flavor so that you can enjoy it for several arranges.
Suntory recommends to pour Roku 30ml on the glass, full of ices on it ,then add soda 150ml. Just mix it lightly by stir stick. It’s also good to put Japanese plum called Ume and Japanese spicy horseradish called Wasabi in Japanese for toppings.
Summary
Roku Gin has two sizes as 700ml bottle and 200ml one. The taste feels traditional Japanese botanicals and the bottle designs Japanese botanicals. So that it is good for souvenir or some memories of Japan!
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