World gets taste for Japanese gin as exports hit record high in 2021

There is more of a taste for Japanese whisky but supply is extremely limited unlike gin which does not need to be aged, only flavored.

In 2021 people worldwide were drinking a lot more due to COVID so any kind of alcohol was in great demand.

 Japan exported 3,714 kiloliters of gin between January and October in 2021 worth about 2.57 billion yen ($22 million)

Quite high, I guess. But for comparison, the UK consumes about 50 million liters (50,000 kiloliters) of gin per year. In 2019, gin exports from the UK were worth US$872.7m.

Never tried Japanese Gin before, but with the qualify of the local Whisky maybe it is time to see if the popularity is well founded.

Kinobi Gin that is distilled in Kyoto is a great tipple.

https://kyotodistillery.jp/en/