135° East Hyōgo Dry Gin

135° East Hyōgo Dry Gin is a Japanese craft gin from Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture, combining traditional London-Dry botanicals with distinctively Japanese ingredients and a splash of sake distillate. Floral and citrus-bright up front, balanced by peppery spice and a refined, elegant finish, it’s built for both gin & tonic lovers and more adventurous cocktail mixers. Key Specs & Origins Feature Detail Brand / Producer 135° East (by Akashi Sake Brewery / Kaikyō Distillery), Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan  Name / Style Hyōgo Dry Gin / “Hyogo Dry Gin” — marketed in Japanese as 東経135度兵庫ドライジン (“135° East Hyōgo Dry Gin”)  Inspiration Named for the 135° East meridian which crosses Akashi City; this gin draws inspiration from Japan’s Taishō period (1920s), when Western and Eastern cultures were blending, to create something “unexpected” and “beyond borders.”  Botanical Blend Uses three “classic” European botanicals + five Japanese ones (including yuzu, shiso, ume,