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By Enid Mathieson

Commercial Project Manager


WIN Japanese craft gin hampers with ROKU GIN

WIN 1 of 2 Roku Gin hampers valued at R500 each!


Competition is NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to our winners:

Cecilie Louw
Elke van Vledder

COME ALIVE WITH THE SEASONS OF JAPAN AND ROKU GIN THIS WOMEN’S MONTH

In Japanese culture, every season is thought to burst with life. We anticipate them, welcome them, celebrate them and timeously wave them goodbye as we enter a new season. Each season in Japan celebrates an emotion and what better way to celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day than with a distinctive spirit from Japan’s revered Suntory brand – Roku Gin!

Meaning “six” in Japanese, Roku incorporates six traditional seasonal botanicals that help shape the complex flavour profile, which are infused, distilled and blended to maximise flavour and form its Japanese identity, setting the spirit apart from other gins.

Made like no other gin, it takes one year just to gather all the ingredients of Roku at their peak time – their “shun”. In spring, the Sakura leaf and flower is handpicked while the Sencha and Gyokuro teas are sourced in summer. In autumn, the Sansho pepper is harvested followed by the Yuzu fruit in winter – a curated process which tells a story that Mother Nature is alive and much like our mothers, each of her blessings are precious.

Uniquely bottled in a hexagonal glass vessel with gold, black and red colour tones, Roku Gin offers a rare flavour base inspired by its breathtaking home.

Try our Women’s Month cocktail recipe:

  • Roku Gin 50ml
  • Fresh Ginger
  • Lemon Juice 20ml
  • Sugar Syrup 15ml
  • Soda 90ml

Method

Shake. Top with soda. Garnish with lemon.  peel and lime leaf.

Roku is available at a recommended retail price of R299 in major retailers nationwide; Makro, Pick n Pay, Checkers, and selected TOPS at Spar.

For more information, please visit http://www.suntory.co.jp/wnb/rokugin/

Drink responsibly. Not for persons under the age of 18.

Competition closes Sunday, 29 August 2021 at midnight.

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