Roku Gin

100 Years of dreams......

The Torii Shoten Store, the predecessor of Suntory, opened in 1899 as a result of the dream of young Shinjiro Torii,

who at the age of 20 wanted to "create original Japanese Spirits the whole world can enjoy, uniquely made from Japan’s nature and her people."

Shinjiro overcame numerous hardships to make his dream a reality, creating wine, whisky and brandy, and launching Hermes Gin – the first Suntory gin – in 1936. Shinjiro and his successors continued to work hard on building a deep knowledge of distilling alcohol.

The creation and perfection of ROKU are based on more than 100 years of expertise.

"Someday, spirits produced in Japan will be loved all over the world."

ROKU is the result of an history of over a century of dreams.

The six natural Japanese botanicals are embossed on the hexagonal bottle that symbolises ROKU (which means 'six' in Japanese).

The bottle label is printed on washi paper, further highlighting Japanese craftsmanship and sentiment.

The bold calligraphy running across the label emphasises this feeling.

Sakura flower, Sakura leaf, Yuzu peel, Sencha tea (green tea), Gyokuro tea (refined green tea) and Sanshō pepper.

Six Japanese botanicals cultivated over four seasons, the six Japanese botanicals have been carefully selected to create ROKU, Japan's authentic craft gin.

Each botanical has been harvested at the peak of its season to extract the best flavour, and distilled to fully embody the blessings of nature.

The harvest of the four seasons has been blended to create ROKU's balanced flavour.