A good craft gin is all about taste and we’re loving ROKU – a uniquely made gin with six quality botanicals, crafted by Japanese artisans with meticulous attention to detail making it the perfect drink for any celebration.
Roku, translating to the word ‘six’ in Japanese, is a crafted gin created with six botanicals sourced from Japan. These high quality botanicals, harvested from the best growing areas in Japan each season, include sencha and gyokuro teas, celebrating summer, as well as the Sakura flower and leaf, which bloom in spring. Showcasing the unique flavours Japan produces in autumn, Sansho pepper adds a unique taste, as well as the peel of yuzu fruit, which finishes off the harmonious flavours of Roku Japanese Gin, and represents the winter botanical.
Enjoy on the rocks or in a Japanese Gin & Tonic. Prepared with extra care, the Roku Japanese Gin & Tonic can be served with ice and slices of ginger to complement the refreshing and citrus top notes of yuzu.
Roku is offered at a recommended retail price of R299 in major retailers nationally or online through Takealot. You can also order online through Takealot, Norman Goodfellows.
For more information, please visit: suntory.co.jp
COCKTAIL RECIPES:
Cocktail 1: ROKU TONIC
Ingredients
Roku 30m
Tonic 120ml
Ginger sticks +
Add all ingredients and build. Serve over cubed ice in a highball glass. Garnish with ginger slices.
Cocktail 2: ROKU SONIC
Roku 30ml
Tonic water 60ml
Soda water 60ml
Lime garnish +
Add ice to a highball glass and stir to chill glass. Add Roku and stir to chill the gin. Top with tonic.
SAVOURY
Cocktail 3: ROKU NEGRONI
Roku 30ml
Umeshu 15ml
Campari 15ml
Orange twist +
Add all ingredients and build. Serve over a large cube of ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with orange zest.
Cocktail 4: ROKU SOUR
Roku 60ml
Match tea 5gm
Egg white 1
Yuzu juice 10ml
Lemon juice 10ml
Simple syrup 10ml
Add egg whites to shaker and shake to aerate. Add Roku, simple syrup and Match tea and shake. Top with some lemon juice and strain into chilled martini glass.
