Pernod Ricard has signed an agreement with The Kyoto Distillery to make a significant investment in KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin. The ultra-premium gin will be added to The Pernod Ricard Gin Hub, which includes brands such as Malfy and Monkey 47.
The Kyoto Distillery was established in 2014 as a wholly-owned division of Number One Drinks Company by David Croll, Noriko Kakuda Croll, and Marcin Miller. It is Japan’s first dedicated gin distillery. The investment from Pernod Ricard will be used primarily to build a new state-of-the-art distillery to meet the growing demand for KI NO BI ultra-premium gin.
Source: Business Wire, March 2020