Offering the Hinomaru Gin Craft, a testamentto the great craftsmanship of 200 years of Japanese spirit and sake brewing methods. Twelve different kinds of botanicals are used in the accurate crafting of this extraordinary gin. It contains fragrant yuzu from Kiuchi Sake Brewery's "Hachigo Distillery" in Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukurai mandarin oranges, which are farmed at the base of Mount Tsukuba. Additionally, it features this unique Japanese pepper called sansho. This unique gin is created by carefully blending these botanicals with rice shochu that has been gently aged in cedarbarrels, creating a flavor that is really distinctive and fascinating. The moment you encounter Hinomaru Gin Craft, your nose is immediately hit with a citrus scent derived from tangerines rather than the typical gin's juniper aroma. The subtle scent of green tea and a hint of spice come next. Initially,there's the sweet, a little bitter taste of yuzu and citrus, followed by a creative blend of tastes that include cherry blossom leaves, terroir-richsansho pepper, and otherflavors. The cedar barrel adds a woody note and the junmai shochu adds fullness to the finish. The atmosphere that permeates Kiuchi Shuzo's sake brewery and the profound flavor of cedar barrel aging are perfectly captured in this product.