Ki No Tou Kyoto Old Tom Gin

Gin description

Based on an exclusive bottling – believed to be Japan’s first Old Tom – created by The Kyoto Distillery for the Tokyo International Bar Show, Ki No Tou takes our classic Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin and sweetens it post-distillation with kokutou (literally ‘black sugar’) from the Okinawan island of Yonaguni. Dating back to the 17th century, kokutou is made in such a way as to retain higher mineral content than other sugars; as well as sweetness it adds complexity. Ki No Tou is a Japanese gin created, blended and bottled at our dedicated artisanal distillery in Kyoto. The label design features two kanji characters, one meaning ‘island’ and the other ‘sugar’, and has been produced together with Kira Karacho, part of the KARACHO karakami atelier founded in Kyoto in 1624.