Kokoro Gin

Kokoro Gin was launched in 2016 and is inspired by co-founder James Nicol’s uncle who lives in the Japanese mountains and has been dedicated to reviving and protecting the mountain woodland. James’ Uncle Nic introduced him to sansho berries which are popular in Japanese cooking. The sansho berries in Kokoro Gin are picked fresh each year and feature alongside 8 further botanicals in the London Dry recipe which was developed with Charles Maxwell of Thames Distillers. The word ‘Kokoro’ itself means the heart, centre or essence in Japanese.

With an inspiring story behind it and well developed flavours, Kokoro Gin is certainly a London Dry Gin with heart. The balance of the gin is worthy of note, with peppery spice, sweet citrus and liquorice, almond, earthy notes and bitter citrus all combining beautifully. The flavours of the sansho berries are cleverly built on, with sansho berries themselves bringing pine, citrus, pepper and earthy notes.Served with a twist of lemon, Kokoro Gin makes refreshing and flavourful G&T.