Osuzuyama Distillery

Osuzu Gin

700ml

Description

Description

Osuzu Gin is crafted from Osuzuyama Distillery's signature Yamaneko "Wildcat" sweet-potato shochu base (80% estate-grown Joy White sweet potatoes and 20% handmade white koji rice) and infused with a distinctive selection of botanicals including juniper, sansho pepper, kinkan citrus, hyuganatsu citrus, yuzu, ginger, sacred sakaki wood, and shiitake—all estate-grown without pesticides except the juniper. This bold, aromatic gin opens with vibrant yuzu and citrus on the nose, while the palate reveals surprisingly robust woodsy notes from the rare sakaki (a sacred aromatic wood used in Shinto shrines) and the distinctive spiciness of sansho pepper. Its assertive character makes it ideal for simple preparations with soda water or tonic, as well as in a classic martini or even a White Negroni.

Osuzuyama Distillery

Owned and run by the Kuroki family of legendary Kuroki Honten Distillery, the Osuzuyama Distillery was started in 1998 as a distillery specializing in traditional craft shochu where all koji is made by hand without automated equipment and using only the finest ingredients grown by the family on their own farms. It is located in the middle of the woods on top of Mount Osuzu to get access to a pure, untainted water source and clean, clear air for fermentation. The spirits they make have set a new benchmark for quality in the industry, from the spicy and deep Yamasemi rice shochu to the tropical and aromatic Yamaneko sweet potato shochu, both named after local fauna that inhabit the woods around the brewery. In recent years they have expanded into highly distinctive shochu based gin made from botanicals they grow themselves and fully handcrafted malt whiskey.