Lemon Rocks Liqueur

Hiroshima's lemon farmers have created a new type of citrus fruit with a unique flavor by harvesting Setouchi lemons early. Hiroshima is known throughout the country for its lemons. These are large, juicy and mildly sweet, and less sour than other lemons. Generally speaking, Japan grows the most diverse types of citrus fruit in the world. The importance of citrus fruits in Japanese cuisine is very high. Citrus fruits are easily hybridized here so that they can mutate themselves and thus create new species.

The producer of Lemon Rocks liqueur is SAKURAO Brewery, based in Hiroshima Prefecture. The company also produces its famous Sakurao gin there. A unique and patented double fragrance method is used in the production of Lemon Rocks. The natural lemon aroma oil is extracted from lemon peel using steam distillation. The content of pure lemon juice is over 20%. At the same time, no acidifiers or flavorings are added. The most distinctive feature of Lemon Rocks is its refreshing tartness, which is accompanied by sweetness in the mouth. At 16% vol, this liqueur is pleasantly mild and light.

Lemon Rocks tastes fantastic neat and on the rocks, but can also be used very well as an ingredient or base for great cocktails. Also perfect as a long drink with tonic, soda, cola, Calpico or ginger ale. Once opened, store in the fridge and consume within 5 months. Please shake well before use.

Japanese lemon liqueur
Net quantity: 500 ml
Alcohol content: 16% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

The SAKURAO Brewery and Distillery was founded under the name Chugoku Jozo in 1918 in the Sakurao district of Hatsukaichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture. Initially a producer of shochu and sake, the company has been producing the famous Togouchi whisky since 1990, for which the distillates are imported from Scotland and Canada. Only the storage and blending are carried out by the SAKURAO Brewery. However, storage takes place in a very special place: the city's 361-metre-long railroad tunnel, which has never been completed, is used to store the fine spirits. The temperature here is 14 degrees Celsius all year round and the humidity is 80%, ideal conditions for maturing shochu and whisky.

Since December 2017, the company has been involved in the production of Western craft spirits following the establishment of another production facility, the Sakurao Distillery. The first spirit is the Sakurao Gin Original, followed shortly afterwards by special editions of this gin series, the Sakurao Gin Limited and the Sakurao Gin Hamagou, both in small quantities. The hundred years of experience in the production of spirits is certainly one reason why Sakurao Gin tastes so fantastic. In 2018, the company then released its natural liqueur series with "Hassaku Rocks", "Yuzu Rocks" and "Lemon Rocks". The company's first single malt whisky has been available since 2021. In March 2021, the company changed its name to SAKURAO Brewery and Distillery Co. Ltd.