Roku Gin

Shinjiro Torii at the age of 20 had a dream to “create an original Japanese spirit blessed with the riches of Japanese nature and ‘monozukuri’ craftsmanship: a relentless pursuit for perfection, meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality.” He then founded the House of Suntory in 1899 to pursue his dream.

Shinjiro overcame numerous hardships to make his dream a reality, creating wine, whisky and brandy, and launching Hermes Gin the first Suntory Gin in the year 1936. Shinjiro and his family continuously pushed his vision with the same challenging spirit, applying the philosophy of “yatte minahare” (go for it), to challenge market conventions and introduce innovative quality spirits for the world.

Today, the House of Suntory is proud to introduce Roku, the Japanese craft gin which in Japanese translates to the number six. The creation and perfection of Roku is based on more than 100 years of experience, knowledge and expertise. Every bottle of Suntory Roku Gin contains six very special botanicals that are sourced exclusively in Japan. Sakura flower, Sakura leaf, Sencha tea, Gyokuro tea, Sansho pepper and Yuzu peel are the six main botanicals in Roku Gin. Suntory also developed its own multiple distillation processes to bring out the special features of each botanical and perfectly balance the mix inside Roku Gin.