Ki Noh Bi Cask Aged Kyoto Gin

From the southern part of Kyoto, Kyoto Distillery is Japan’s first dedicated artisanal gin distillery. They use water from the famed Fushimi region, which is tremendously respected for its high quality. The distillery’s aim is simple: to produce the best dry gin using local botanicals. So here you have this superstar as a perfect example. Ki Noh Bi is an ongoing series of cask-aged expressions of their classic dry gin; each edition featuring a different cask or combination of casks that previously held a variety of spirits. This gin was aged in both mizunara casks and casks from the shuttered and extremely coveted Japanese whisky distillery, Karuizawa. Orange peel leaps from the glass, carried by a backbone of anise and caraway. The spirit is both soft and weighty, with spice lingering on the front and mid-palate. Amazing!