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Nozawa Onsen Distillery launches 'After the Peel,' a sustainable lemon marmalade upcycling lemon fruit leftover from craft gin production, realizing their zero-waste goals.
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New Product: Lemon Marmalade "After the Peel"
Nozawa Onsen Distillery Co., Ltd. (Location: Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture; Representative Director: Philip Richards), which has won numerous awards in global liquor competitions, will launch a new product, "After the Peel," a lemon marmalade with a bittersweet sweetness utilizing byproducts from the distillation process, starting March 30, 2026.
This product is a jam that fully utilizes the unused parts of lemons generated during the craft gin manufacturing process, bringing out the full appeal of the ingredients without any waste.
In the production of craft gin, lemon peel is used as an important botanical for flavoring. On the other hand, there was a challenge that not all of the fruit portion remaining after peeling (*1) could be effectively utilized. The distillery has set a goal to "reuse all waste generated in the manufacturing process." It was through the search for "a method to utilize it without discarding" that this product, "After the Peel," was born.
This product consists solely of lemon juice, fruit, pith, and sugar left after peeling. It adopts a delicate manufacturing method that uses no added water and solidifies using only the natural pectin power of the lemon. By carefully determining the timing of heating, it has achieved a soft yet perfect texture. Also, through trial and error in collaboration with processing partners, it was commercialized as a jam that maximizes the charm of the ingredients.
With a design that suppresses sweetness, it has finished with a profound flavor where "sweetness, acidity, and bittersweetness" overlap in a well-balanced manner.
*1: Peeling refers to the process of removing the skin of the fruit. Since only the lemon skin is used as a botanical for gin, the process of carefully removing the skin from the fruit is carried out.
Lemon marmalade with a bittersweet sweetness
Product Name: After the Peel
Price: 1,200 yen (tax included)
Sales Outlets: Nozawa Onsen Distillery directly managed shop, directly managed online store, Tanukiya, and others.
Kumamoto-grown Meyer lemons used as botanicals for "IWAI GIN," "SHISO GIN," etc.
This product uses plenty of juice and fruit remaining after peeling in the gin manufacturing process.
In the gentle sweetness, the bittersweetness derived from lemon overlaps, creating a depth of
Nozawa Onsen Distillery Co., Ltd. (Location: Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture; Representative Director: Philip Richards), which has won numerous awards in global liquor competitions, will launch a new product, "After the Peel," a lemon marmalade with a bittersweet sweetness utilizing byproducts from the distillation process, starting March 30, 2026.
This product is a jam that fully utilizes the unused parts of lemons generated during the craft gin manufacturing process, bringing out the full appeal of the ingredients without any waste.
In the production of craft gin, lemon peel is used as an important botanical for flavoring. On the other hand, there was a challenge that not all of the fruit portion remaining after peeling (*1) could be effectively utilized. The distillery has set a goal to "reuse all waste generated in the manufacturing process." It was through the search for "a method to utilize it without discarding" that this product, "After the Peel," was born.
This product consists solely of lemon juice, fruit, pith, and sugar left after peeling. It adopts a delicate manufacturing method that uses no added water and solidifies using only the natural pectin power of the lemon. By carefully determining the timing of heating, it has achieved a soft yet perfect texture. Also, through trial and error in collaboration with processing partners, it was commercialized as a jam that maximizes the charm of the ingredients.
With a design that suppresses sweetness, it has finished with a profound flavor where "sweetness, acidity, and bittersweetness" overlap in a well-balanced manner.
*1: Peeling refers to the process of removing the skin of the fruit. Since only the lemon skin is used as a botanical for gin, the process of carefully removing the skin from the fruit is carried out.
Lemon marmalade with a bittersweet sweetness
Product Name: After the Peel
Price: 1,200 yen (tax included)
Sales Outlets: Nozawa Onsen Distillery directly managed shop, directly managed online store, Tanukiya, and others.
Kumamoto-grown Meyer lemons used as botanicals for "IWAI GIN," "SHISO GIN," etc.
This product uses plenty of juice and fruit remaining after peeling in the gin manufacturing process.
In the gentle sweetness, the bittersweetness derived from lemon overlaps, creating a depth of