Jinzu Gin | 41.3% vol | 70cl | British Gin with Flavour of Cherry Blosom & Yuzu Citrus Fruit | Flavoured Gin Finished with Japanese Sake | Enjoy with Tonic in a Gin Glass

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This tasty gin is exactly as quoted on the bottle and above – and is yet another find from our trusty Gin Scouts, Bill and Lesley. Jinzu Gin is distilled in Scotland yet is presented with a very Japanese style of painting on the bottle depicting cherry branches and blossom. Its name also giving a hint of the anomalous treasures within and apparently named after Japan’s Jinzu River, which is lined with thousands of cherry trees. Nogawa K, Yamada Y, Honda R, Tsuritani I, Ishizaki M, Sakamoto M (1983) Urinary n-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase and β2-microglobulin in ‘itai-itai’ disease. Toxicol Lett 16:317–322 Aoshima K. Recent advances in studies of itai-itai disease. Jpn J Toxicol Environ Health. 1997;43:317–30. (in Japanese with English abstract) Dee suggests green apple as her perfect garnish in a G&T – both because the acid in the fruit interacts well with the sake and because it makes a polite tip of the hat to her Somerset roots. There is a hint of that apple crispness about the gin, so we’d definitely side with her on that suggestion. Otherwise, we’d go for something like candied cherry blossom which is beautiful in both looks and taste.

Yoshioka K. Study of Itai-itai Disease. Yonago: Tatara Shoboh Publisher, Ltd; 1970. p. 1–334. (in Japanese with English summary) Fujigaki, Y. (2003). Senmon-chi to kokyo-sei: Kagaku-gijutsu-shakai ron no kouchiku ni mukete (in Japanese, The Public Ethic and the Spirit of Specialism). Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.

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Sartor FA, Rondia DJ, Claeys FD, Staessen JA, Lauwerys RR, Bernard AM, Buchet JP, Roels HA, Bruaux PJ, Ducoffre GM, Lijnen PJ, Thijs LB, Amery AK. Impact of environmental cadmium pollution on cadmium exposure and body burden. Arch Environ Health. 1992;47:347–53. Junmai is brewed using only rice, water, yeast, and koji — there are no other additives, such as sugar or alcohol. Ministry of Health and Welfare. 1972 Opinion of the Welfare Min-istry with regard to 'Itai-itai' disease in Toyama Prefecture, May 8, 1968a. in Environmental Agency (in Japanese).

Juniper, coriander and angelica are macerated in the pot still before cherry blossom and Yuzu are added. FlavourKobayashi E, Suwazono Y, Dochi M, Honda R, Kido T (2009b) Influence of consumption of cadmium polluted rice or Jinzu River water on occurrence of renal tubular dysfunction and/or itai-itai disease. Biol Trace Elem Res 127(3):257–268 The other grants a Jedi the ability to meditate, which grants a buff to any Jedi who takes the time to calm their mind and feel the flow of the force.

Kaji, M. (2005). Itai-itai byo mondai kaiketsu nimiru senmonka to shimin no yakuwari (in Japanese, The role of expert and citizen participation in Pollution Control: in the case of Itai-itai disease). In Y. Fujigaki (Ed.), Kagaku-gijutsu-shakai-ron no giho in Japanese, ( Case Analysis and Theoretical Concepts for Science and Technology Studies) (pp. 21–42). Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press. Akesson A, Bjellerup P, Lundh T, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Samsioe G, Skerfving S, Vahter M. Cadmium-induced effects on bone in a population-based study of women. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114:830–4. Hashimoto M. My personal history with environmental administration. Tokyo: Asahi Newspapers; 1988. p. 1–376. (in Japanese)

Jinzu Gin is a unique mix of gin, sake, and cherry blossom

Epstein, S. (1995). The construction of lay expertise: AIDS activism and the forging of credibility in the reform of clinical trials. Science, Technology and Human Values, 20, 408–437. The present study is the first report to clarify the final disease stages of patients with Itai-itai disease who suffered from severe renal tubular dysfunction and osteomalaecia. However, 184 patients with Itai-itai disease who died before the starting baseline survey in 1979 and 41 patients who died from 1979 to 1981 were not included as subjects of the primary cohort study, because the baseline survey was conducted from 1979 to 1984. Autopsy was generally performed in Toyama University Hospital after 1979, but only 12 autopsy cases were reported between 1955 and 1977. 4 Therefore, the present study is limited in the recruitment of patients with Itai-itai disease who died in the 1970s. Matsuda et al conducted a 15-year follow-up survey targeting highlyexposed residents in the Jinzu River basin, including patients with Itai-itai disease who died in the 1970s before our baseline survey, but they only reported increased mortality risk ratio for all causes of death in the residents with renal tubular dysfunction. 11 The LIVE virtual tastings are carried out in the last week of the month. Please keep an eye on our socials for confirmed dates! Saito H, Aoshima K. Heavy metals & human body II - the impact of heavy metals on human body. In: Chino M, Saito H, editors. Heavy metals & biology. Tokyo: Hakuyusha Publishers, Ltd; 1988. p. 167–211. Matsunami, J. (2010). Kadomiumu higai hyaku nen: Kaiko to tenbo (in Japanese, A Hundred years of Cadmium Poisoning: Recollection and Prospects). Toyama: Katsura Shobo.