In all our years meeting and learning about new producers of all stripes, few have knocked us completely off our feet from the first second quite like this rising star from Japan.
To simply state that this is made entirely by hand seems somehow to be an understatement, far from the justice this special spirit deserves.
Using the pre-industrial past as inspiration and Japan's diverse bounty as resource, Scarlett meticulously sources over 20 domestic, natural botanicals ranging from Lemon balm, Golden Berry sprouts, sage, ginseng, Japanese pampas grass, sorrel, cinnamon, yuzu, blood orange and more to make a deeply aromatic and flavorful version of this classic red bitter. Colored naturally with cochineal, a reference to the brands name, this is without question one of the most riveting spirits in class.