The Japanese have a huge appreciation for each season’s moment of peak freshness and vibrancy, and summer is one of the best times to let these flavours and smells overwhelm your senses, whether that’s the smell of freshly cut grass or the sweet taste of just-picked strawberries. This concept of harvesting flavours at their peak seasonality is also what lies at the heart of Roku Gin.

Crafted by Japanese artisans with a meticulous attention to detail, Roku Gin is a perfect blend of fresh and floral flavours, achieved by balancing six unique Japanese botanicals – including Sakura flower, Sakura leaf, Sencha tea, Gyokuro tea, Sansho pepper, and Yuzu peel – with eight traditional gin botanicals. Using the concept of Shun, these botanicals are harvested when they are at optimum freshness to capture the vibrancy of each individual flavour.

Enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or served with tonic, this gin is the perfect accompaniment to living a Shun summer. Mixologist tip? Add sliced ginger to a Roku Gin and tonic for a delicious twist on the traditional.

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