Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin: The Art of Japanese Gin, Perfected
Contemporary 45.7% ABV ABV Kyoto Distillery
24 February 2026
Japanese precision distilling
The silky texture with yuzu brightness and green tea umami is extraordinary. Hinoki wood on the nose immediately transports you. At 45.7% it has wonderful body. Kyoto Distillery have created something genuinely special.
5 February 2026
Subtle for the price
At the premium it commands, I expected more immediate impact. The hinoki cypress and yuzu are lovely, and the green tea umami is unique, but at 45.7% I find the profile quite delicate. The sansho pepper is interesting but restrained. Beautiful craftsmanship, just not my personal style.
2 February 2026
A meditative gin experience
This isn't a gin you rush. The layers reveal themselves slowly — first the yuzu, then the green tea, then the sansho pepper warmth. The lemon and orris interplay is beautiful. A gin to contemplate.
19 January 2026
Worth every penny
Yes, it's expensive, but Ki No Bi delivers. The hinoki cypress opening, the green tea umami mid-palate, the ginger-sansho fade — every moment is considered. Japanese attention to detail at its finest.
17 January 2026
Orris and yuzu together
The orris creaminess paired with yuzu brightness creates an almost dessert-like quality. The clean juniper keeps it grounded as a gin. A Contemporary masterwork from Kyoto at 45.7%.
3 January 2026
Elegant beyond words
The bamboo leaf freshness and red shiso herbaceousness on the nose are captivating. Then the palate delivers silky yuzu, ginger warmth, and sansho pepper. That long, elegant finish with lingering green tea is magnificent.
10 December 2025
The pinnacle of craft gin
Ki No Bi is simply the finest Contemporary gin I've ever tasted. Hinoki wood, yuzu zest, green tea, sansho pepper, red shiso — every botanical is perfectly harmonised. At 45.7% it's silky, complex, and endlessly rewarding. The long, elegant finish with hinoki cypress and green tea lingers like a beautiful memory.