Kyoto’s Ki No Bi gin releases two new variants
The Kyoto Distillery is to launch two new gin expressions: Ki No Tea, developed in partnership with tea blender Horii Shichimeien, and Ki No Bi Navy Strength.
In a Facebook post, the distillery announced it was following up its inaugural Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin expression with two new releases set for launch later this month [May 2017]. Ki No Tea is made with teas including Tencha and Gyokuro as botanicals for “intense aromas” and a “depth of flavour” along with a “wonderful sweetness” that occurs naturally when the teas are distilled. The expression was developed with tea grower and blender Horii Shichimeien, a company which dates back to the Meiji era in 1879 and is today based in Uji, to the south of Kyoto. Also set for launch is Ki No Bi Navy Strength, made in the s