If you’ve wondered what the world’s best gin is like, I have the answer. It tastes of citrus and spice, of yuzu and shiso leaf, of juniper and sansho pepper. It is so delicate, it’s like sipping morning dew, but with a finish that stretches from dawn to dusk, the individual botanicals swelling and fading on the palate as if to some magical orchestral score. Watenshi, which translates from Japanese as “angel”, is not just a remarkable gin, it is a remarkable spirit full stop, and rightly crowned at the China and Hong Kong spirit awards recently. Before you decide that it sounds just the thing to splash with tonic, be warned; this is very much a sipping gin and, at £2,000, by some way…

Source: The Times September 08, 2017 23:03 UTC