CASTLE & KEY 'ROOTS OF RUIN' DRY GIN, Kentucky

Castle & Key distillery is a tale of two dreams separated by over a hundred years coming true. In 1887, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. had a dream for a new kind of distillery and the future of whiskey in the United States. He built a one-of-a-kind distillery in Millville, Kentucky inspired by European architecture that featured a Castle, a classical Springhouse and a Sunken Garden. It became the birthplace of bourbon hospitality and tourism. Prohibition saw the distillery close in 1920 and eventually fall into ruins. Fast forward to 2014 and through the efforts of Will Arvin and others, the Old Taylor Distillery was restored. The name Castle & Key was deemed fitting as it highlighted both the historic distillery in the Castle and the importance of the grounds and watersource, the keyhole-shaped Springhouse.

Starting from a base of their rye whisky newmake, their Roots of Ruin Gin is vapor distilled drawing bright & complex flavors from a series of eight botanicals. These include juniper, chamomile, ginger, rosemary, licorice root, lemon verbena, coriander, and Angelica root. Appealing aromatics are bright and floral with subtle baking spices & soft pine. Flavors include balanced citrus and lemon verbena, spicy ginger a sweet chamomile flower complemented with a delicately complex earthy character including Angelica root, soft juniper and rosemary. The lingering finish is smooth, sweet and creamy with hints of spice. 106 Proof