Having only been in the business of making gin since 2016, Japanese distillers have a lot to prove against the more well established gin industries in Britain and wider Europe. Gin, a spirit traditionally associated with England and the Netherlands, has found a new and unexpected home in Japan.

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Akita Prefecture is located on the coast of the sea of Japan and extends East to the Ou Mountains, the longest mountain range in Japan. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. It's made with six unique Japanese botanicals that provide a mouth-watering tour of the four seasons. Our bins hold 18-24 bottles of wine or Champagne or 2-3 cases of lager when filled with ice and water.

I sipped this to try it and even my untrained palette could get those flavours through, but Mrs Pugh, Gin Queen, holds it in even higher esteem.Its name comes from the Coffey stills, used in making whiskey, located at the company's Miyagikyo Distillery. This may affect nutrition and allergen information therefore you should always check product labels and not rely solely on the information presented here. As well as traditional botanicals of juniper, citrus and coriander seeds, they may also use local ingredients such as yuzu, cherry blossom and green tea.