The fermented rice-based alcohol drink known as sake has become Japan’s national beverage, and is considered sacred to Japanese culture. As of this year, Japan is now producing sake from trees, as the government races to commercialise cedar-based technology hand in hand with start-up companies. 

From the citrus groves of the Mekong Delta to the flowers of Dalat and tea-covered highlands of Sapa, Lady Triệu transforms Vietnam’s remarkable botanical landscape into contemporary craft gin, capturing a country, its character and its changing creative spirit, one bottle at a time.