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What is Barrelled gin?
A Kentucky gin distilled from apple wine and finished in orange curaçao barrels. Besides orange, it has pronounced juniper, as well as pine, agave, and breathy floral notes.
What goes with barrel aged gin?
Barrel-aged gins are often nice served with honey. You could simply make a hot toddy with barrel-aged gin, honey, orange and rosemary or stir a good measure of gin with a touch of honey syrup and sip over ice. If you would like to make a long drink with barrel-aged gin, try ginger ale instead of tonic.
What does barrel aged gin taste like?
The gin is then finished in new charred American oak barrels for a minimum of three months, giving the gin an underlying vanilla and caramel flavor that complements its juniper and floral nature.
What is cask aged gin?
Barrel or cask-aged gins are gins that have been ‘aged’ by being steeped in casks or barrels. Gins can be aged in all types of wooden casks and barrels, including oak and ash, and are often placed in barrels that have been used to age other liquids such as port, wine and bourbon.
Does gin require aging?
Unlike whisky, gin need not age in a barrel or anywhere else for that matter for it to obtain the status of gin. In the UK, the sole requirement is that juniper compose at least half the botanicals.
How do you use aged gin?
She adds, “I like to let the characteristics of the particular barrel aged gin drive the end cocktail.” Another guideline to keep in mind: Longer aged gins work well with drinks like an Old Fashioned or Manhattan, while gins with a lighter barrel influence work well with cocktails like an Aviation or Bees Knees.
Does gin get stronger over time?
Please remember that gin doesn’t age once bottled. There’s no point in storing it for a long time to make it “better.” Once you open the bottle, the oxidation process starts, and the alcohol’s flavor will change slightly over time.
How long is gin aged for?
The main difference between aged Gins and the Wine or Spirits which used to reside in the barrels they’ve adopted is the time each has been rested. Scotch, for example, legally must be aged for a minimum of three years and a day, but aged Gins are usually just finished in barrels for a few months before they’re ready.
Does gin need to be refrigerated?
Spirits like whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, etc. don’t need to be refrigerated because the high alcohol content preserves their integrity. And most liqueurs also have a satisfactorily high alcohol content, as well as sugar that also helps to keep the flavors preserved.
Does gin improve with age?
Unopened gin has a shelf life of several years – or even longer. So long as the bottle or seal isn’t broken, i.e. no air has been getting in, the alcohol will taste exactly the same when you do finally open it as when you bought it. Unlike wine, bottled gin doesn’t get better with age!