Let us first re-examine the land on which we tread.
Then, let us harness the power of nature
from the ancient past and transmit it to the future.
Meet Kizashi: the premium mixer from Japan bringing
new feelings of delight to the hearts of those
who relish Japanese botanical ingredients.
Let us first re-examine the land on which we tread.
Then, let us harness the power of nature
from the ancient past and transmit it to the future.
Meet Kizashi: the premium mixer from Japan bringing
new feelings of delight to the hearts of those
who relish Japanese botanical ingredients.
Kizashi “Kihada” Tonic Water is a refreshing and invigorating brand of Japanese craft tonic water which traces its roots to herbal medicine derived from the citrus family of Amur cork trees since the Jomon Period (prior to 300BCE) in Japan.
Use it as a mixer for your gin and tonic and experience a new style for the mature drinker. You are also free to enjoy it in its pure form and savor the refreshing scent and nice swallowing sensation.
Net content: 200ml
Ingredients: high-fructose corn syrup (made in Japan), kabosu citrus extract, yuzu citrus juice, shekwasha citrus extract, jabara citrus extract, salt/carbonic acid, acidulant, phellodendron bark extract (extracted inner Amur cork tree bark).
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Net content: 200ml
Ingredients: high-fructose corn syrup (made in Japan), kabosu citrus extract, yuzu citrus juice, shekwasha citrus extract, jabara citrus extract, salt/carbonic acid, acidulant, phellodendron bark extract (extracted inner Amur cork tree bark).
Patent application pending
Trademark registration; 10 countrires
Kizashi “Kihada” Tonic Water is arefreshing and invigorating brandof Japanese craft tonic water
which traces its roots to herbal medicine derived from the citrus family of Amur cork trees since the Jomon Period (prior to 300BCE) in Japan.
Use it as a mixer for your gin and tonic and experience a new style for the mature drinker. You are also free to enjoy it in its pure form and savor the refreshing scent and nice swallowing sensation.
Kizashi “Kihada” Tonic Water aims for a natural flavor. As such, it includes no artificial scents, coloring or additives. Our raw material, the citrus family of Amur cork tree, requires around 20 years to fully grow, and is thus a precious botanical material. The trees are felled at the end of the rainy season, in early June to mid-July, when the bark is moistened and softened by humidity, and easily stripped. Subsequently the yellow inner bark from which the “Kihada” name derives is separately stripped.
Kihada’s vivid-yellow inner bark contains the alkaloid “berberine”. Due to its antimicrobial properties and bitter taste, Kihada has been valued in Japan since ancient times, proliferated throughout the land by the hands of ascetic Shugendo monks. The healthy limonoid component “limonin”, traces of which are present in Rutaceae in general*, is found in larger quantities in Kihada1) 2).
*According to research led by Hajime Ohigashi, Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University; Emeritus Professor, Fukui Prefectural University
[References]
1)Limonin content in Kihada: 0.1〜1%
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2)Limonin content in citrus juice: <0.003%
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Keiso Fukutani. et al.:The contents of bitter substances and their seasonal changes in citrus fruits
Kizashi “Kihada” Tonic Water makes the most of a Japanese botanical with a long history. Through this product, we wish to deliver you a “Kizashi” (omen) for a healthy tomorrow.
*Please note: This product is a soft drink and has no medicinal benefits.
“Lemon-style” recipe
・kizashi : 1 bottle, well-chilled
・Lemon wedge : 1/16
Simply place a 1/16-size lemon wedge into an ice-cool kizashi bottle, and see how the lemon’s fresh crispness blends with the refreshing bitter taste of kizashi.
Recommended for those seeking a change of mood, and liberating when enjoyed outdoors.
“Craft Gin & Tonic” recipe
・Craft gin : 30ml
・kizashi : 90ml
・Cut lime : 1/8
Pile up the ice in your glass and pour in your preferred craft gin.
Slowly add kizashi, then gently squeeze in some juice from a 1/8-cut lime. Refresh and relax with the fresh, harmonized botanicals, and enjoy an authentic bar flavor in your own home!
“Shandy Gaff※-style” recipe
・Beer : 1/2, well-chilled
・kizashi : 1/2, well-chilled
・Lemon peel : x1
Slowly pour your ice-cool beer into a glass, add kizashi in a 1:1 ratio, and gently twist your lemon peel. Refresh your throat with the satisfying qualities of beer and the invigorating kizashi, and let the bittersweet deliciousness whet your appetite. If you are having lunch or laying off alcohol for the day, you can still savor that cheery feeling with the non-alcoholic beer version.
※A beer and ginger ale cocktail.
“Non-alcoholic screwdriver” recipe
・100% orange juice : 1/2
・kizashi : 1/2
・Orange : 1/8
・Basil leaf : x1
Heap your ice into a glass, pour in either 100% orange juice or your preferred mikan juice, then steadily add your kizashi in a 1:1 ratio. Slowly stir with a muddler before garnishing with orange and basil. Savor this non-alcoholic cocktail blend of refreshing kizashi bitterness and sweet-sour orange, and let body and soul sense the healthy omens wrapped in a delicious taste.
Here, we present to you three original kizashi-themed cocktails from kizashi brand ambassador Hiroyasu Kayama, each of which represents an exquisite premium drink of the finest flavor.
*Profile: Brand Ambassador Hiroyasu Kayama
The renowned owner of Bar BenFiddich, Hiroyasu is currently one of Japan’s most sought-after bartenders. So well-versed in medicinal herbs as to cultivate his own, he proudly presents a selection of herb and spice-themed mixology cocktails. Bar BenFiddich is ranked 36th in William Reed Business Media Group’s “World’s Top 50 Bars,” and has featured in “Asia’s Top 50 Bars” each year since the list was launched in 2016. Hiroyasu became a kizashi Tonic Water Kihada Brand Ambassador in 2020.
“kizashi Fantastic Orange” recipe
・Vodka : 30ml
・Fresh orange juice : 45ml
・Fresh lemon juice : 5ml
・kizashi : a suitable amount
Place a large ice cube in the glass and slowly pour your vodka onto it. After carefully mixing in the orange juice and lemon juice squeezed from fresh fruit, pour in your kizashi and stir with a muddler, then twist your orange peel for the garnish. The resultant refreshing harmony of citrus and spirits will practically have your heart racing. Combining the vodka with either cognac or calvados will unlock yet another delicious form of harmonious aftertaste.
“kihada Hot Lemonade” non-alcoholic recipe
・kizashi : 200ml
・Lemon wedge : x1
・Cinnamon stick : x1
Pour your kizashi into a copper cup and gently simmer on a low flame. When the pleasant scent of Amur cork tree begins to waft, pour your hot kizashi into a glass and float a lemon slice upon it. Then, insert your cinnamon into the glass. When you desire a breather, kihada hot lemonade will warm you up from the core of your heart. Let the scent and taste of kihada deliver some soothing moments.
“kizashi Old Fashioned” recipe
・Gin : 45ml
・kizashi : 10ml
・Orange slice : x1
・Sugar cube : x1
Place your orange wedge and sugar cube in a glass, soak the latter in kizashi, and grind well with a muller. Here, kizashi is used as an accent ingredient, rather like a mystery bitters. Pour in the gin and stir gently with a bar spoon, then insert a large chunk of rock ice and carefully stir. Finally, twist your orange peel to add aroma. Prepare to sigh pleasantly at the melt-in-the-mouth softness and luxurious feeling created by the golden ratio of deliciousness.