Cambridge Distillery Watenshi Japanese Gin

Capturing the non-existable, this rarefied Gin leaves you speechless.

Cambridge, the home of the World's most distinguished universities and the place of a countless discoveries. It's where members of the British Royal Family, Prime Ministers and Nobel Laureates have received their education. What Cambridge missed was a distillery, and it wasn't until 2011 that one was established. The Cambridge Distillery, which is UK's smallest, employs 21st century technology to produce and perfect their magnificent Gin. They're the World's first Gin Tailor. What that means is that they produce bespoke Gin blends tailored for individuals, institutions and some of the World's leading restaurants. Taking your wishes and personal taste into consideration, they create something that fits your style exactly.

We talk about fantastic Spirits rather often here, but it’s hard to find words to describe Cambridge Distillery Watenshi Gin, even for us. It’s practically impossible to compare it to anything we’ve ever tried and perhaps the ‘taste of transcendence’ is the best way to put it. Watenshi is a Japanese angel and this impossibly rarefied and pure Gin captures the non-existable. The angel’s share that is normally lost during distillation is preserved with some real sci-fi technology: the atmospheric pressure is less than 50% than at the summit of Mount Everest and the temperatures are what the coldest day EVER was like at the South Pole.

The result is only 15mL for every still run, which means almost 50 (!) distillations for just one single bottle of Cambridge Distillery Watenshi Gin. Obviously you can do whatever you want with it but obviously the flavors of menthol, shiso, and yuzu citrus on the base of juniper and sansho are best enjoyed neat or over ice.

*This bottle is a collector's item; we will not be able to entertain any refunds or exchanges.

**Individual orders are limited to one item per person, as we wish to give everyone the opportunity to participate.

***Any kind of transit damage is insured and will be reimbursed.