Etsu Pacific Ocean Water Gin is distilled at the Asahikawa distillery in Hokkaido, the second largest of the four main islands of the archipelago, but the second least populated. Spring water from the mountain and seawater from the Pacific Ocean are added to carefully selected botanicals, such as juniper berries, bitter orange peel, liquorice root, angelica and coriander to produce this unique gin, which captures the Japanese coastline in a bottle.
TASTING NOTES :
APPEARANCE: Clear, transparent.
NOSE: Iodized, fresh.
PALATE: Iodized and round, balanced by Yuzu.
FINISH: Round, smooth, a surprising gin.
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