SADO Sadō Hojicha Gin 500ml
- SKU:
- 3447318
- UPC:
- 5060742730004
Add a little Japanese ceremony to your afternoon tea by adding in a Mar-tea-ni or a G & Tea…
Don’t worry the name is not a reference to the melancholy gin is sometimes reputed to induce. Sad? is Japanese for “The Way of Tea”. So as we’ve alluded to this is a Japanese tea-based gin. Hojicha to be precise which is a roasted green tea. Hojicha is a style of tea invented in Kyoto 100 years ago although the one used in this gin was grown on a single estate in Okumikawa. This tea is roasted in porcelain over charcoal imparting a nutty toasty and gently sweet flavour.
Sad? Hojicha Gin is distilled in small batches of around 200 bottles in a top-secret distillery in the United Kingdom. As well as the roasted green tea there are seven other botanicals used: juniper coriander lemongrass sweet orange peel orris root elderflower and pink peppercorn. The hit of the nutty verdant and slightly tannic Hojicha is unmistakable and it combines beautifully with that piney juniper citrus floral and herbal notes. It’s a harmonious brew that makes a fabulous Martini (and you can always just tell people you’re having a cup of tea) or gin and tonic garnished with a twist of orange peel. We also really enjoy it with soda water so that you can really concentrate on the refined nuances of the gin itself.
Sad? Gin was founded by Adam Lajca who has spent nearly two decades working in the hospitality industry most notably as the head cigar sommelier at the Corinthia Hotel in London. So maybe try pairing your Martini with a cigar? We look forward to him making a “Gin-maicha” next. Do you see what we did there?
SKU No.: 3447318
Style No.: 880690
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 46%
Volume: 500ml
Add a little Japanese ceremony to your afternoon tea by adding in a Mar-tea-ni or a G & Tea…
Don’t worry the name is not a reference to the melancholy gin is sometimes reputed to induce. Sad? is Japanese for “The Way of Tea”. So as we’ve alluded to this is a Japanese tea-based gin. Hojicha to be precise which is a roasted green tea. Hojicha is a style of tea invented in Kyoto 100 years ago although the one used in this gin was grown on a single estate in Okumikawa. This tea is roasted in porcelain over charcoal imparting a nutty toasty and gently sweet flavour.
Sad? Hojicha Gin is distilled in small batches of around 200 bottles in a top-secret distillery in the United Kingdom. As well as the roasted green tea there are seven other botanicals used: juniper coriander lemongrass sweet orange peel orris root elderflower and pink peppercorn. The hit of the nutty verdant and slightly tannic Hojicha is unmistakable and it combines beautifully with that piney juniper citrus floral and herbal notes. It’s a harmonious brew that makes a fabulous Martini (and you can always just tell people you’re having a cup of tea) or gin and tonic garnished with a twist of orange peel. We also really enjoy it with soda water so that you can really concentrate on the refined nuances of the gin itself.
Sad? Gin was founded by Adam Lajca who has spent nearly two decades working in the hospitality industry most notably as the head cigar sommelier at the Corinthia Hotel in London. So maybe try pairing your Martini with a cigar? We look forward to him making a “Gin-maicha” next. Do you see what we did there?
SKU No.: 3447318
Style No.: 880690