Wa Bi Gin

Hombo Shuzo is the producer of the famous Mars Whisky, while Wa Bi Gin is produced at the company's Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima. Wa Bi translates as "Japanese beauty". This great gin is characterized by subtle notes of yuzu. The nose is followed by a beautiful aroma of ginger, shiso and kumquat, while notes of green tea and juniper can be felt on the palate. The nine botanicals from Kagoshima Prefecture are kumquat, yuzu, green tea, lemon, Hetsuke Daidai (bitter orange), Saigon cinnamon leaves, clam ginger, shiso and ginger. There are also two imported botanicals, namely juniper berries and coriander seeds.

The bottle is also extraordinarily beautiful, both in its bright blue color and its spectacular design.

Wa Bi Gin is exciting and intense and its botanicals reveal the aromas of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan's beautiful south. It tastes great straight, as a gin and tonic, gin sonic (with soda) and is a great base for exciting cocktails.

Japanese gin
Net quantity: 700ml
Alcohol content: 47% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

Hombo Shuzo is a traditional producer of alcoholic beverages, founded in 1872. Originally founded to produce shochu, the company applied for a whisky licence in 1949. In 1985, this was achieved and the long-awaited distillery was opened in Shinshu to produce whisky with special Japanese characteristics. The distillery is located in the small village of Miyada high up in the Japanese Alps in Nagano, 798 metres above sea level and not far from Tokyo. Initially, whisky was only produced in winter and the rest of the year was used to produce other spirits. Due to a lack of demand, whisky production was discontinued in 1992. In 2011, Hombo Shuzo ventured a new start in whisky. In the meantime, the company has made a name for itself again on the whisky market. In terms of liqueurs and shochu, the distillery never had any difficulties in selling its products. These have been produced without interruption and are highly regarded in Japan, but also worldwide. This is reflected not least in the fact that the company wins one gold medal after another in global spirit competitions. Hombo Shuzo now has three distilleries in Japan: in addition to the Mars Shinshu Distillery in Nagano, there is also the Tsunuki Distillery and the Chiran Distillery, both located in Kagoshima Prefecture.