Tenjaku Japanese Gin

JP Tenjaku 43 % ABV 0.0 / 10

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Tenjaku Japanese Gin served with Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic Water, garnished with Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu Peel and Pink Peppercorns

Best enjoyed with Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic Water, garnished with Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu Peel and Pink Peppercorns.

Garnish Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu Peel

Garnish Pink Peppercorns

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Volcanic rock does the filtering here before any botanical is even weighed. Tenjaku draws its base water from the Mount Fuji basin, where it passes through volcanic strata, and builds on it a distilled gin of more than ten botanicals at 43% ABV. Peaches from Yamanashi Prefecture join yuzu, sansho pepper, green tea, angelica root and cassia bark. The distillery was named Japanese Distillery of the Year 2022, and the gin scored 93 points at the New York International Spirits Competition.

Citrus · Spicy · Floral · Fruity · Herbal

Fresh citrus arrives first and stays clean rather than sharp, yuzu doing most of the talking with orange peel filling in around it. The peach is the surprise, and it behaves like peach juice rather than like a sweetener: soft, round, faintly floral, settling across the centre of the tongue where it takes the hard edges off the spice. Green tea supplies a light tannic grip, cassia bark adds a thin warm line, and sansho closes with its dry prickle. Angelica keeps the base from turning simply fruity. The mouth is smooth and quite gentle, the spice mild rather than assertive. The water is more than a detail here: having passed through volcanic strata, it leaves a clean, soft-edged base that suits a recipe built on restraint rather than force.

The gentleness is the thing to protect when mixing. A neutral tonic and a moderate pour let the peach and tea stay audible; anything sweet buries them immediately. Fill the glass properly, keep it tall, and finish with a single twist of yuzu peel or lemon and nothing else competing for room. Soda suits it very well, and the gin is pleasant enough neat and well chilled to be worth trying that way before anything else. It ends soft, citric and lightly spiced, with peach lingering behind the pepper.

Yuzu-Infused Tenjaku Gin & Tonic

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Yuzu-Infused Tenjaku Gin & Tonic

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ExpertAdvice

To fully appreciate the nuanced botanicals of Tenjaku Gin, ensure your glassware is well-chilled before preparation. When adding the tonic, pour slowly to maintain its effervescence, and avoid over-stirring to preserve the delicate balance of flavors.

Recommended Tonic

🥂Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic Water

Garnish

Thin Slice of Fresh Yuzu Peel

Pink Peppercorns

Instructions

In a chilled highball glass, add 5 cl of Tenjaku Japanese Gin, renowned for its harmonious blend of yuzu, sansho pepper, and green tea botanicals.

Fill the glass with large, clear ice cubes to maintain a slow dilution, preserving the gin's intricate flavors.

Gently pour 15 cl of Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic Water over the ice, chosen for its subtle sweetness that complements the gin's citrus and spice notes without overpowering them.

Stir delicately to combine.

Garnish with a thin slice of fresh yuzu peel, expressing its oils over the drink to enhance the citrus aroma.

For a touch of visual elegance, add a few pink peppercorns, echoing the gin's spicy undertones.

Alternatively, consider pairing this gin with East Imperial Yuzu Tonic or Fentimans Oriental Yuzu Tonic for a different yet harmonious flavor profile.