Castle & Key Roots of Ruin Dry Gin
London Dry Gin
Castle & Key // Kentucky, USA
This gin is made using the distillery's rye whiskey mash bill as its base: 63% rye, 20% malted barley, and 17% yellow corn. The botanicals used are chamomile, ginger, rosemary, lemon verbena, licorice root, angelica root, coriander, and juniper.
Bottled at 53% ABV. Note: This gin received an updated name and packaging, but it is the same as its Restoration Gin.
This gin is made using the distillery's rye whiskey mash bill as its base: 63% rye, 20% malted barley, and 17% yellow corn. The botanicals used are chamomile, ginger, rosemary, lemon verbena, licorice root, angelica root, coriander, and juniper. Bottled at 53% ABV. Note: This gin received an updated name and packaging, but it is the same as its Restoration Gin.
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London Dry GinNeutral spirit flavored with juniper and other botanicals. In the US, the minimum ABV is 40%; In the EU, it is 37.5%. Originally, only made in London, this can be made anywhere. No artificial flavors or colors can be added. Only water, neutral grain spirit, and sugar (no more than 0.1g/l) can be added.
Tasting Notes
"The botanicals are warm and spicy, but harmonize well together so it isn't too chamomile, ginger, cardamom, citrus or licorice-forward, though those flavors are present. This is a very good gin for GnTs with citrus (or even a gin and soda), or savory cocktails like a Gibson or Bloody Mary, and would be best in a white Negroni rather than a traditional one. It might be a tad heavy to please most standard Martini purists looking for a crisper, juniper-foward style. This is certainly a full-bodied gin, but a balanced one. "
Added by
Amanda Schuster
Score
88