Kyoto Distillery
Kyoto Dry Gin
About the Maker
Kyoto Distillery is Japan’s first dedicated artisanal gin distillery and the only distillery in Kyoto. Established in 2014, the distillery’s aim is simple: to produce the best possible dry gin, featuring local botanicals of the highest caliber.
Located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, the distillery sources its water from the famed Fushimi region, which is tremendously respected for its delicate and delicious sake brewing water. From hand-peeling a year’s supply of lemons from nearby Hiroshima Prefecture, to sourcing special yuzu from an octogenarian farmer in the north of Kyoto, their gins speak to the artisanal culture of the region.
Products & Experiences
Kyoto Distillery
KI NO BI Gin
Ki No Bi Gin is made using a rice spirit base, as well as a selection of botanicals including locally-sourced ingredients.
Kyoto Distillery
House of KI NO BI
The House of KI NO BI offers a blending room, seminars for gin enthusiasts and a shop with exclusive items to showcase our philosophy and identity as a pioneer of Japanese spirits.
A renovated machiya, first built over 100 years ago. As with their gins, they have tried to use local ingredients wherever possible in the House of KI NO BI, such as handmade wooden furniture by local craftsmen “In wood” and fabrics from the traditional Nishijin company, Hosoo. The wallpaper has been produced by KIRA KARACHO, part of the KARACHO karakami atelier founded in Kyoto in 1624. The interior design is by Douglas Kakuda Croll, son of two of the founders and a graduate of the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL London.
Address: 358 Shimizu-cho, Kawaramachi-dori, Nijo-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. 〒604-0911
Telephone: 075-223-0457
Open:
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday : 12pm - 9pm (L.O 8:30pm)
Friday, Saturday : 12pm - 10pm (L.O 9:30pm)
Monday, Tuesday: closed.
