Kyoto Distillery
| Formed: | 2014 |
| Address: | Shimanomazumechō-15, Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto, 601-8363, Japan |
| Website: | https://kyotodistillery.jp |
The Kyoto Distillery was established in 2014 by the three founders: Noriko Kakuda Croll, David Croll and Marcin Miller.
It is inspired by Kyoto’s history and craftsmanship, and it reflects the vision of the founders to create one of the world’s finest gins.
Kyoto Distillery brands
KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin
Inspired by tradition, KI NO BI (‘The Beauty of the Seasons’) is distilled, blended and bottled in Japan's first purpose-built gin distillery in Kyoto. Their 11 carefully-selected botanicals are separated Read More
Ki No Tea Kyoto Dry Gin
KI NO TEA is a product created in collaboration with tea-grower and blender Hori-Shichimeien, founded in the Meiji era in 1879 and based in the famous Uji region to the Read More
Further information
Kyoto Distillery
The distillery has had two copper stills made to order by German manufacturer Christian Carl; a 140-litre still with an integrated botanical basket in the helmet and a 450-litre still with a swan neck, side-mounted botanical basket. Two different-sized hybrid stills give the distilling team the capacity and flexibility to treat each botanical and each recipe individually, allowing the very Read more
Marcin & David, The Kyoto Distillery
Japan has become the latest market to experience the gin revolution, with two pioneering British spirits experts at the forefront. Gin enthusiasts Marcin Miller and David Croll have long associations with the country, and have established Japan’s first dedicated artisanal gin distillery. In 2016, they launched KI NO BI (‘The Beauty of the Seasons’) Kyoto Dry Gin, inspired by Japanese Read more
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