“Awa” (泡) stands for delicate, sparkling bubbles. Awa Shiso brings that same refinement: a gentle mousse, layered aromas, and a mature, gastronomic style.
“Awa” (泡) stands for delicate, sparkling bubbles. Awa Shiso brings that same refinement: a gentle mousse, layered aromas, and a mature, gastronomic style.
Fresh red shiso is intensely aromatic and slightly wild, with a profile that sits between basil, mint and anise, lifted by notes of blackcurrant leaf, plum and cherry skin, and warm hints of clove and cinnamon. On the palate it’s herbal, slightly bitter and savoury rather than sweet, with a clear shiso “green” character and noticeable astringency reminiscent of grape skin or black tea. The mouthfeel is light to medium but drying, leading into a long, tea-like finish with lingering blackcurrant leaf, minty-cool and subtly spicy notes.
Through a specific pressurised distillation technique we unlock mellow sweetness and the signature nutty and vanilla notes, sometimes described as a fusion of toasted coconut and almond.
100 ml :
Since 2018 founders Alexander Scott Jones, Ina Simone Averhals, and Ruben Van Aken have been exploring distillation techniques and botanicals.
After countless maceration and distillation trials with rare herbs, distillates emerged with unprecedented aromatic profiles. This was followed by years of research into a technique they call “botanical ageing”. This technique involves reconstructing single-botanical distillates into complex flavour profiles, harmoniously composed of primary, secondary and tertiary aromas. These pure profiles are supported by juices from fruit varieties, heirloom cultivars, grapes and unfiltered verjus. In this way, the first ready-to-serve alternatives for wine moments were created, with exceptional purity, straight from the field.
Today research at A.I.R. is ongoing with a single objective: a new generation of drinks. Seven years of development has resulted in distillates that are precise, clean and aromatically deep.
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