KI NO BI
Japan
The Kyoto Distillery is Japan’s first artisanal gin distillery. Its flagship gin KI NO BI is a pioneer, using Japanese botanicals such as yuzu, hinoki cypress, bamboo, gyokuro tea and green peppercorns distilled in a rice-spirit base in a process that seeks konwa – the attainment of harmony through blending. Part of the Pernod Ricard group since 2020, KI NO BI is winning the highest honours, including the IWSC Contemporary Gin Trophy.