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Roku, meaning six in Japanese, boasts six Japanese botanicals
Two aromatic green teas (summer), Sansho pepper (autumn), invigorating yuzu peel (winter) and fragrant sakura blossoms and leaves (spring) blend seamlessly with eight traditional botanicals to create a gin that’s crisp, scented and complex
Fill a chilled highball glass with ice cubes
Add 50ml Roku Gin and top up with chilled premium tonic water
Garnish with six matchsticksize strips of peeled ginger
Gently stir
The Japanese drinks company Suntory pioneered Japanese whisky nearly 100 years ago. Now they're leading the way in Japanese gin, with Roku, an enticing gin made with Japanese botanicals inspired by the seasons.
Four distillation methods and two still types (including a copper pot still, above) go to make this recipe, which honours traditional distilling techniques in a way that's cutting edge.
