Spirit Works Distillery Barrel Reserve Slow Gin ( Batch # 010) 750 ml

Spirit Works Distillery is a grain-to-glass craft distillery in Sebastopol, California, and this Barrel Reserve Slow Gin, Batch #010, is a barrel-aged take on sloe gin — traditionally a gin steeped with sloe berries (a small, tart wild plum) and lightly sweetened, here rested further in oak. Spirit Works distills its base spirits on-site from California-grown grain. Expect tart stone-fruit and berry notes layered over juniper, a rounded, lightly sweet palate, and oak spice from the barrel rest on the finish. A distinctive pick for gin drinkers wanting something closer to a fruit liqueur.

How to drink Barrel Reserve Slow Gin

Sip it neat or over ice as an after-dinner pour; its fruit and oak character also makes an interesting twist stirred into a gin Old Fashioned.

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