Yuzu Gin Liqueur

Kakuzo – Yuzu Gin Liqueur – Sweet Meets Sour

The Kakuzo Yuzu Gin Liqueur impresses with an aromatic combination of gin and citrus fruits, such as yuzu and mandarin, perfectly uniting Asian and European flavors.

The yuzu is a citrus fruit that primarily originates from Northeast Asian countries, such as Japan and Korea. It is a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. Since a yuzu tree needs to grow for ten years before it bears its first fruits, the aromatic yuzu fruit is quite rare, especially in Europe.

“It begins with nature: the rare and elegant yuzu meets mandarin. They form the base of our uniquely fresh gin liqueur: a complex interplay of delicate acidity, gentle sweetness, and a slight bitter note. Then comes the gin: carefully selected botanicals are distilled with the utmost care in one of the oldest distilleries. This is how the unique taste of Kakuzo is created,” explains Paul, describing the idea for what was probably the very first gin liqueur, which they launched in 2019, thereby initiating a new spirits category.

Its beautiful yellow color and incredible bottle design make the Kakuzo Yuzu Gin Liqueur a real eye-catcher. The Japanese-inspired label with a large dragon's head symbolizes the balance between Yin and Yang.

The summery Kakuzo Yuzu Gin Liqueur best unfolds its Far Eastern temperament on the rocks, but the Berlin gin liqueur also impresses as an accompaniment to a mixer, such as tonic water or ginger ale, or as an ingredient for a gin cocktail. Take your time for a good drink and enjoy the moment.

Kakuzo Yuzu Gin Liqueur – Yin and Yang in the right balance

Kakuzo is a young spirits brand that was founded in 2017 by two childhood friends, Paul Meinert and Marc Bergmann, in Berlin. True to the motto "Made by tea. Formed by time," the guys initially developed a Tea Infused Vodka, thus starting their success story in 2018. Since 2019, the Yuzu Gin Liqueur has enjoyed great popularity not only among Japan and anime fans.

How Kakuzo came about: after training as a retail salesman and performing civilian service, Paul Meinert went to Surat Thani in Thailand for 3 months in the summer of 2011. This sparked his desire for adventure in Asia; many more trips followed, and Japan came into focus. His friend Marc, who consumed manga series like Dragonball in his youth, is also enthusiastic about Japanese culture and its pursuit of perfection.

Thus, the two school friends Paul and Marc, with their Kakuzo Yuzu Gin Liqueur, have struck precisely the right balance between alcohol content, special raw materials, and unique taste.

The IWSC jury also found it exciting and awarded it a silver medal: "Wonderfully expressive on the nose with juicy, sun-warmed orange aromas leading to an exotic explosion of creamy mango and papaya. This is a bold yuzu with a fabulous bitter-sweet combination." Source (https://iwsc.net/company/profile/13488/kakuzo-gmbh)

You can buy the Yuzu Gin Liqueur as well as the three other Kakuzo Asian Inspired Spirits online here.