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Four Pillars "Fresh Yuzu" Australia Gin (750ml)

Four Pillars "Fresh Yuzu" Australia Gin (750ml)

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Review Date: 03/2023
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Mild lemongrass and pine aromas lead the nose. The palate treads lightly with mild lemon and lime. Fleeting lemon-sugar sweetness winds into a fiery pink peppercorn exhale. Botanicals include yuzu, ginger, turmeric and sencha genmaicha (Japanese green tea with roasted brown rice).(KN)

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David Othenin-Girard
K&L Buyer
Review Date: 11/2022
This incredible new gin from our dear friends at Four Pillars in Australia really takes the category forward. It's not the first Yuzu gin, but it's the first one that doesn't forget that's gin. Behind the wild earthy citrus aromas a huge wallops of juniper, a warming hit of ginger and a wild earthy tumeric, yet still sands ready to remind you what Four Pillars is all about. The aromatics on the nose are 2nd to none and the citrus oil character on the palate make it extremely inviting and easy to use. It's one of the most versatile and inviting new products on the market today. I'm super into it.
Neal Fischer
Review Date: 11/2022
Four Pillars has been making great gin out of Australia since 2013, and K&L has worked closely with since they were available in the US. I'm very excited for their newest offering: this delicious and bright Fresh Yuzu Gin. I'm even more excited that K&L has early access to it, meaning we're the first folks in the States to taste it and have it on the shelf for our customers while the rest of the country has to wait for the official Spring release. As expected, big wafts of citrus zest emanate from the glass immediately. It's not just one-note, however, and heavier spices are quick to follow the lemony yuzu scents. Fresh-cracked black pepper and angelica root are quick to emerge and tingle the nose. Light floral notes play with the spices, adding finesse and complexity, then an earthy component comes in (think green tea). All these elements are present in the flavor profile as well (with a touch more of an orange note), though the palate goes through a friendly and simple transition of yuzu to floral and then back to yuzu again. A Gin & Tonic is an obvious use for this that comes out marvelously and smacking of summer, but it's definitely more versatile than that. I'm thinking a Fresh Yuzu vesper martini might be on the menu tonight.
Andrew Whiteley
Review Date: 11/2022
I've been steadfastly proclaiming Four Pillars as the finest gin distillery on the planet for years (as have numerous competitions and critical reviewers). All they make is gin - and they're very good at it. All of their core SKUs have been staples on our shelf, and some of the most popular gins in the store, since the day they arrived. Four Pillars is so damn good that we have done batch after batch of our exclusive Faultline gin with them as it has proven to be my, and many of our customers', hands down favorite gin. But today a new to the US entrant from Four Pillars may, just may, in time dethrone the Faultline. I've been craving this gin since they first released it in Australia and it has finally been imported! At first pour, you cannot help but notice the burst of citrus that takes the air out of the room. The crystal clear gin exudes bright confidence. The complex Australian grown Yuzu fans out into a cornucopia of citrus tones ranging from lemon and lime to mandarin, cumquat and grapefruit. Lest it be overpowering, Four Pillars has balanced that exuberance with a host of botanicals that Japan has been pairing with Yuzu for centuries: green tea, brown rice, turmeric, ginger; they all play a role in elevating each other to the nth degree. When it comes to the palate: "luscious" comes to mind. Texturally it's full and friendly. This would be an exquisite Martini gin, expressive enough to be made bone dry although open knit enough to play well with many vermouth options (Bordiga dry comes to my mind first). In a G&T, no questions asked, except maybe "how many fingers?" If you are lucky enough to find fresh Yuzu - use that to garnish, although any citrus should do just fine. Feeling Japanese? Try a Gin Highball by adding your favorite soda water over some clear ice and let the bubbles carry the enticing aroma up and at you. I would be hard pressed to find a preparation that didn't work with this gin. It's powerful enough to stand up to a Negroni or Last Word without a doubt and elegant enough for the simplest of drinks. There is not a fault to be found. Bravo to the team at Four Pillars!

Notes

Four Pillars is not new to most K&L customers. If you ask for a gin recommendation in any of our stores, you're likely to hear a staff member enthusiastically recommend you try one of their many gins. The flagship product is their Rare Dry Gin which utilizes whole oranges grown just a stone's throw from the distillery. The Navy Strength prominently features fingerling limes (look them up if you don't know, they are amazing delights). In short, Four Pillars is no stranger to citrus and how to use it effectively. Now, enter yuzu. The Fresh Yuzu Gin uses Australian-grown yellow yuzu, and it has quickly become Four Pillars' bestselling gin in Australia. Think about that for a moment - Four Pillars, one of the world's premier gin producers with a lineup of great gins a mile long - added a new one that was so good it took over the rest of their business within months. We simply had to have it. So much so, that even though the official launch in the United States is scheduled for Spring of 2023, we have an advanced tranche of the Fresh Yuzu for your enjoyment. As for all that yuzu intensity in the gin, it's balanced by an array of botanicals that play very well with it. Juniper of course is the hat rack on which you can hang everything else and a beautiful composition of ginger, turmeric, sencha genmaicha, green tea, and a bit of roasted brown rice for depth provide the stage for the yuzu to shine.

Product Details

Origin: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Type/Varietal: Gin

Alcohol Content: 41.8%

SKU: #1643703

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