KI NO BI SEI was bottled at 54.5%, the traditional British Navy Strength. Distilled using the same production method as the flagship KI NO BI Kyoto Gin, the final blend was refined to bring out each botanical's profile at a higher proof. Kyoto Distillery uses a spirit base distilled from rice and adds botanicals like yellow yuzu, hinoki (cypress) wood chips, bamboo, gyokuro tea, and green sanshō (Japanese peppercorn) berries that are designated into: base, citrus, tea, herbal, spice, and floral. Each botanical category is steeped into the rice spirit, which is then individually distilled before blending together.
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The reviews indicate this is citrus fwd and heavier than it's non cask strength brethren. Taste wise it's easily drinkable despite it's abv. Flavour wise I personally think it's still as subtle and not that 'heavier' spirit and its gets lost a bit in tonic. I tried this a number of times with different mixes but not really a stand out for me. Ki No Tea was the favourite of the range for me.
Was expecting a lot from this bottle. I absolutely love the Tea version which is up in my top five gins. But this was very meh. Didnt take tonic well, good as a martini but was hoping for more.
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