(President: Kazushi Tsukada, Headquarters: Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture) has been selected for the "Best Category" award, a special award in the Western-style alcohol category of TWSC2023. Among the awards, THE HERBALIST YASO GIN ORANGE received the "Best Japanese Craft Gin" award, the highest award in the "Japanese Craft Gin" category.For more information on the award results, click here.

Western Wine Division Winner of "Best Japanese Craft Gin
Product name: THE HERBALIST YASO GIN ORANGE
Item : Spirits
Content: 700ml
ALC.: 45%.
A new craft gin with lots of orange peel.
It is made by adding spices to sour and juicy Valencia orange peel and sweet and fragrant navel orange peel.

What is the Tokyo Whiskey & Spirits Competition?
■One of the largest in Asia and the only one in Japan
It is the only whisky, spirits and shochu fair in Japan and one of the largest in Asia.
(Cumulative results for all 4 TWSCs)
2,711 bottles on display: 962 whisky bottles, 955 spirits bottles, 794 shochu bottles
■ Judged by more than 300 Western-style sake and shochu experts from all over Japan
With the trust that has been cultivated over the past 20 years since the Whiskey Culture Institute was established, more than 300 experts from all over Japan have cooperated with us as judges. In addition to bartenders, manufacturers, and importers, many people with whiskey connoisseur qualifications also participate.
■Judged by blind tasting
Blind tastings allow the judges to take a serious look at the bottles without being influenced by extraneous information.

What is YASO?
Spirits", "Gin", and "Absinthe" were created by using alcohol produced as a byproduct in the process of manufacturing health foods (enzyme products) made from 80 kinds of wild herbs, and are the one and only alcohol produced by Echigo Yakuso, which has been researching wild herbal enzymes for over 40 years with health as its theme.

We will continue to strive forward with confidence and pride, and we look forward to your continued patronage.