We are pleased to announce the release of a limited-edition gin—our first Premium Edition in a year—featuring Taiwanese pineapple as the main botanical. This special gin was crafted after repeatedly refining the distillation method and botanical blend in pursuit of the pineapple’s natural aroma and fruity character.
Sales will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2026, on THE HERBALIST YASO online shop.
Sunlit Lai -Sunlit Rai-
This Premium Edition features Taiwanese pineapple as its main botanical. To capture the rich, fresh flavor of the fruit we encountered in Taiwan in this gin, we repeatedly refined the distillation method and botanical blend, taking a long time to perfect it.
A Commitment to Distillation That Brings Out the Aroma of Pineapple
To bring out the pineapple’s natural aroma and fruitiness, we use not only the flesh but also the peel. By combining maceration with basket distillation, we carefully adjusted the balance with juniper. Furthermore, by distilling lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, cardamom, and rosemary separately under reduced pressure and adding them to the blend, we have accentuated the pineapple’s aroma and fruity character.
A fresh, fruity flavor and a pleasant tartness
This flavor combines the juicy, fresh taste of pineapple with a pleasant tartness. The tartness adds a light, crisp finish to the overall flavor, followed by a natural sweetness reminiscent of pineapple flesh.
Recommended Drinking
When mixed with tonic water, you can enjoy the sweet and tangy flavor of pineapple in all its glory, while mixing it with soda water brings out the juicy, refreshing aroma of the fruit in a lighter, more refreshing way.
Release Date
Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Now available for purchase at the YASO Online Store.
Product Overview (applicable product)
*The photo shows THE HERBALIST YASO GIN Premium Edition Sunlit Lai 700ml.
[700 ml] ¥7,480 (tax included)
Sales begin at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Premium Edition Sunlit Lai: Participating Liquor Stores
For orders and information on stores that carry our products, please contact the liquor stores listed below.
| Nemoto Shoten | 3-5-16 Makomanai Honcho, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido | 011-582-2994 |
| GLOBAL GIN GALLERY | 1st Floor, Kanzaki Building, 27 Kanda Konyamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | 03-6260-9303 |
| RUDDER | 1st Floor, 2-7-12 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo | 03-6450-7092 |
| Liquor Mountain RAKZAN Sanjo Gozen | 1-8 Nishinokyo Higashigetsuko-cho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture | 075-842-5123 |
| Liquor Mountain Umeda Store | 1-10-1 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Espacio YAMADA, 1st Floor | 06-4796-3311 |
| Liquor Mountain Shijo Takakura Store | 1st Floor, Tokyo-ya Building, 623 Nishi-Uoyacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City | 075-231-7776 |
| Liquor Mountain Naha Kokusai-dori Store | 2-5-7 Matsuo, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture Hotel Collective, 1st Floor | 098-869-1145 |
| Liquor Mountain Ginza 777 | 7-7-7 Ginza, Chuo Ward, Tokyo | 03-6255-1515 |
| Liquor Mountain SHIBUYA 313 | 31-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1st Floor, No. 3 Tanaka Building | 03-5459-0071 |
| Liquor Mountain SHINJUKU TOKYO | 1-1-17 Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo Ekina Shinjuku, 1st Floor | 03-3207-0030 |
| Liquor Mountain Roppongi 7 | 7-14-5 Roppongi, Minato Ward, Tokyo 1st Floor, Roppongi Yamato Building | 03-5411-8702 |
| AND SPIRITS Co. | 1-14-6 Kamimeguro, Meguro Ward, Tokyo Maison Bellwood, 1st Floor | 03-6416-5417 |
| Sendagi Isego Honten | 3-3-13 Sendagi, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo | 03-3821-4573 |
| Nakameguro Isego Honten | 1F, 1-20-2 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo | 03-5784-4584 |
| tokyo family restaurant | 1-3-1 Higashi, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo | 03-3797-3355 |
| GinLab Japan | 7-19 Nihonbashi Yokoyama-cho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo Room 4-28, 4th Floor, 35 Ichioku Building | 080-9639-4989 |
| liquor-store owner | 868-13 Tsurugasone, Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture | 048-996-5999 |
| Hasegawa House | 273 Washinoki, Nishikama Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture | 0256-72-2858 |
| thank you for your continued patronage | 1-13-16 Kasuga-Shinden, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture | 025-543-6727 |
| Snow Peak HEADQUARTERS | 456-1 Nakahara, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture | 0256-46-5650 |
| Niigata Kameda Watago Sake Shop | 2-3-3 Kameda Yotsukono, Konan Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture | 025-382-5777 |
| Sake-no-Yado Tamakiya | 13 Matsunoyama Yumoto, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture | 025-596-2057 |
| Shinpoya Sake Shop | 1957 Chitani-ko, Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture | 0258-82-2298 |
| Yoshiya Shoten | 5-880-1 Yamamoto-cho, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture | 025-752-2448 |
| Nature Katayama | 3-16-31 Oroshinmachi, Higashi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture | 025-270-1188 |
| Bartender's General Store Karuizawa | 1-12 Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Building C | 0267-41-0939 |
| Manya Sake Shop | 2711-23 Kashiwabara, Shinano-machi, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture | 026-255-2078 |
| Sato Sake Shop | 344 Nakamachi, Yabuki Town, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture | 0248-42-2624 |
| minor festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing) | 4-8-10 Yada, Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture | 06-6698-6411 |
| Real Drinks, Inc. | 1-2-9 Dojima, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture | |
| Good Live Nihonbashi Store | 2-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward, Kyoto Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Wine Section, Basement Level 1 | 03-3211-4111 |
| Good Live Nagoya Store | 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture JR Nagoya Takashimaya, B2 Floor, Japanese and Western Liquor Section | 052-566-8618 |
| Aocephaly | 9-12 Hino-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture | 0798-31-7017 |
| Sake Okada-ya | 4-16-19 Meieki, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture | 052-571-1431 |
| Shusen-do Horiichi | 3-19-22 Biwajima, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture | 052-531-0290 |
| Kimura. | 13-12 Hagoromo-cho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture | 082-241-6703 |
| LIQUID THE STORE | 1F, 1-1-21 Tsuboya, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture | 098-988-3607 |
