Castle & Key Roots of Ruin Dry Gin (75cl, 53%)

An American dry gin from Frankfort, Kentucky, made from the distillery's own rye spirit rather than a neutral grain base. Castle & Key redistills a mashbill of 63% rye, 17% yellow corn and 20% malted barley into vodka, then vapour-infuses it with eight botanicals: juniper, chamomile, ginger, angelica root, lemon verbena, rosemary, licorice root and coriander. The nose is bright and floral, with soft pine-forward juniper and subtle baking spice. Citrus and lemon verbena lead the palate, followed by warming ginger and sweet chamomile, with earthy angelica root and rosemary. The finish is long, sweet and creamy, with lingering spice and an earthy note.