Product description
Tenjaku, or “The Lark,” is a brand of whiskey and gin from the portfolio of Minami Alps Wine & Beverage Company Ltd.
It has been operating since 2012 as a subsidiary of Toukuoka Co. Ltd. (founded in 1874), based in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, a major wine importer and distributor. The base of Tenjaku gin is quite unusual, consisting of 66% grain alcohol and 34% sugar cane alcohol, and the formula includes 10 botanicals, including juniper berries, angelica root, cassia bark, green tea, oranges, yuzu, peaches and sansho pepper. Local mountain water is used for production, the source of which is located at a depth of 250 meters. It is naturally filtered through volcanic rocks. In 2022, at the International Spirits Competition in New York, this gin scored 93 points.
Gin Tenjaku combines in its aromatic and flavor palette notes of honey, juniper, pine needles, orange zesty, pepper, fennel and green tea. It tastes best with Indian Fever Tree tonic and in the Gimlet cocktail.