Premium Japanese spirits brand to feature across all Open House venues with drinks menu and back bar listing
Kirker Greer Spirits-owned Ukiyo Japanese Spirits has secured a significant new on-trade listing with Open House Group, one of London's leading independent hospitality operators, further strengthening the brand's presence within the UK's premium bar and dining sector.
The 12-month agreement will see Ukiyo Yuzu Gin featured on drinks menus across all four Open House venues, while Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin and Ukiyo Rice Vodka will be stocked on the back bar throughout the estate.
The listing spans some of London’s most recognised hospitality destinations, including The Lighterman in King’s Cross, The Broadcaster in White City, alongside Boxcar and The Italian Greyhound in Marylebone. Together, the Open House portfolio showcases contemporary food, design-led interiors and craft-led drinks experiences across some of the capital’s most vibrant neighbourhoods, reflecting its commitment to creating distinctive social spaces built around quality hospitality.
The partnership introduces Ukiyo to a discerning audience seeking elevated cocktails and premium spirits, with the versatile citrus profile of Ukiyo Japanese Yuzu Gin selected for the gin menu across the group’s venues.
Ryan McFarland, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer at Drinksology Kirker Greer, said:
"Open House has built an outstanding reputation for creating premium hospitality experiences centred around exceptional food, drink and service. Seeing Ukiyo Yuzu Gin across the group's drinks menus, supported by Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin and Ukiyo Rice Vodka on the back bar, represents another important milestone for the brand's growth within the UK's premium on-trade.
The Open House venues attract guests who are actively looking to discover quality drinks in beautifully designed surroundings, making the partnership a natural fit for Ukiyo."
Inspired by Japan's philosophy of living in the moment, Ukiyo Japanese Spirits are crafted using traditional Japanese botanicals and distillation techniques, offering bartenders a versatile range of spirits designed for contemporary cocktail serves.
The Open House listing forms part of Ukiyo's continued expansion across influential premium hospitality groups, reinforcing the brand's position within leading bars, restaurants and destination venues across the UK.
About Ukiyo Japanese Spirits
Ukiyo, which means ‘floating world’, symbolises living in the moment. Ukiyo Spirits, award-winning spirit brand of the year, small-batch distils the precious gift of rice and ingredients found in the mountains and coastlines of Japan to create delicately aromatic gins and a smooth fragrant vodka.
Created in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Ukiyo’s portfolio of Japanese spirits are crafted to stir the senses. The Ukiyo gins include a classic dry gin (Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin), a floral dry gin (Ukiyo Blossom Gin) and a citrus dry gin (Ukiyo Yuzu Gin). All three share the common base recipe of the classic Tokyo Dry Gin, with the Sakura Flower dialled up for Ukiyo Blossom and Yuzu Citrus for Ukiyo Yuzu.
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