Spirit Works Distillery Barrel Reserve Sloe Gin Batch 014 750ml 750 ML

Spirit Works Barrel Reserve Sloe Gin, Batch 014, is a barrel-aged sloe gin from Spirit Works Distillery, a grain-to-glass craft distillery in Sebastopol, California. It takes the distillery's standard sloe gin and rests it in oak barrels, bottled at 30% ABV, a step up in depth from a typical unaged sloe gin liqueur. Wood time pulls the bright berry character toward something richer: prune and dried grape on the nose, vanilla, dried cherry, and ruby port across the palate, with a dry, rich finish. It reads closer to a fortified wine or a light port than a fruit liqueur. This is a sipping sloe gin built for a slow evening rather than a mixer. Serve it slightly chilled in a small glass, like a digestif.

How to drink Spirit Works Barrel Reserve Sloe Gin

Pour it as a digestif, slightly chilled, in a small glass rather than over ice — the port and dried-fruit character carries best that way. If you do want it in a cocktail, a classic Sloe Gin Fizz lets the barrel depth show through the soda rather than fighting it.

Liqueur60 proof · Sebastopol, California