JIN
PURPLE QUEEN UME, GIN BASED

2025 Cathay Global Wine & Spirits Awards Asia (GWSAA) 
Sliver 2025
 
The Purple Queen Ume (紫姬梅)While their other bottles use classic Nanko plums, JIN exclusively highlights Japanese Purple Queen Plums (also called Shikoume) imported from Wakayama.
 
The Character: These early-summer plums are tiny and elegant with deep pink flesh.
The Flavor: They contribute a lighter, highly fragrant sweetness that features distinct hints of apple blossom and floral aromas.🌿
 
The Gin Base BotanicalsThe base liquor is a crisp gin packed with traditional distilled botanicals:
Juniper Berries: Provides a clean, piney structure.
Citrus & Lemon Peels: Adds a bright, zesty edge.
Herbs & Coriander Spice: Delivers a fleeting, pleasant hint of herbal bitterness.
 
The Taste Experience
When you sip JIN, it behaves like an intricate cocktail. The first sip starts with the delicate apple floral note of the Purple Queen plum. This is immediately met by a quick flash of gin's botanical bitterness before melting into a lush, zesty, and long fruit-jam finish.
 
Shorter: How to Drink & Enjoy
Summer Gin & Tonic: Mix 1 part JIN with 2 parts premium tonic water over ice. Garnish with a lemon twist or a sprig of rosemary to highlight the botanicals.
 
Bracing Highball: Mix with unsweetened sparkling soda and plenty of crushed ice for an ultra-dry, refreshing hot-weather drink.
 
Food Pairing: Fantastic alongside fresh seafood, raw oysters, sashimi, or light Mediterranean dishes.