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KI NO TOU
Best enjoyed with East Imperial Yuzu Tonic, garnished with Thin slice of fresh yuzu peel.
Recommended TonicEast Imperial Yuzu Tonic
Garnish
Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu PeelKI NO TOU Description
KI NO TOU is an Old Tom Gin created by The Kyoto Distillery. It is based on KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin and is sweetened with kokutou, a traditional black sugar from Okinawa. Locally sourced botanicals include yellow yuzu, shiso leaves, bamboo leaves, ginger, lemon, gyokuro green tea from Uji, and green sansho. The ingredients are distilled separately before blending. The resulting gin offers a mildly sweet profile balanced with citrus and herbal notes.
Kyoto Citrus Harmony
PerfectServe
Recommended Tonic
Garnish
Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu PeelInstructions
In a chilled highball glass, pour 5 cl of KI NO TOU Old Tom Gin, a Japanese spirit sweetened with Okinawan kokutou black sugar.
Add a large ice sphere to maintain a slow dilution, preserving the gin's rich flavors.
Top with 15 cl of East Imperial Yuzu Tonic, whose bright citrus notes complement the gin's yuzu and lemon botanicals.
Gently stir to integrate.
Garnish with a thin slice of fresh yuzu peel, expressing its oils over the drink to enhance the citrus aroma.
For alternative tonic pairings, consider Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water or Fentimans Oriental Yuzu Tonic.
Flavors
Ingredients
- Ginger
- Lemon
- Shiso leaves
- Rice spirit
- Bamboo leaves
- Yellow yuzu
- Green sanshō (Japanese Szechuan peppercorn)
- Gyokuro green tea from Uji
- Kokutou (Okinawan black sugar)