The Kyoto Distillery - Ki No Bai Plum & Berry Liqueur (700ml)

Limited-edition gin-based Japanese plum-and-berry liqueur produced by The Kyoto Distillery in Kyoto, Japan Distilled using rice spirit and locally sourced botanicals 5 botanicals include ume (Japanese plum), haskap berry, akamatsu (Japanese red pine), juniper, and orris root Locally sourced ume are harvested at peak season from Akio Tanaka’s farm and macerated for several months in a special formulation of KI NO BI gin When the desired extraction from the ume is reached, they are removed and Hokkaido haskap berries are added to the extraction to macerate for several weeks Sweetened with Hokkaido beet sugar Stewed red fruit, juniper, and marzipan greet the nose before the palate introduces sweet, juicy red fruit, vanilla, chamomile, and a dominant note of plum, with a delicate finish reminiscent of noyaux Limited US release of 600 bottles 29.9% ABV Kyoto Distillery’s KI NO BAI is the liquid embodiment of East meets West—a little bit umeshu, a little bit sloe gin. Produced using Japanese plums, known as ume (which may also be called bai), and haskap—an edible bluebell, native to Hokkaido, described as a citrusy cross between a blueberry and a raspberry—KI NO BAI is a beautifully complex liqueur bursting with sweet-tart acidity.