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District Made
Barrel Rested Ivy City Gin

Category: Barrel Aged Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 51%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$39
2020 Best Barrel Aged Gin

District Made
Barrel Rested Ivy City Gin

Category: Barrel Aged Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 51%
Gold color. Interesting aromas of yuzu marmalade on waffles, spiced toffee, warm cinnamon rolls, good and plenty, honey-roasted macadamia nuts, black pepper, and juniper jelly with a velvety, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a peppery, nuanced, medium-long allspice, candied ginger, lime leaf, toasted coconut, apricot preserves, and custard-filled pastry finish. A complex, lengthy Barrel-Aged Gin that will make stupendous stirred cocktails; dive into a pour of this flavor bomb to discover notes of citrus, spice, pastry and more.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich, Spicy & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: yuzu marmalade on waffles, spiced toffee, warm cinnamon rolls, good and plenty, honey-roasted macadamia nuts, black pepper, and juniper jelly
Taste Flavor: allspice, candied ginger, lime leaf, toasted coconut, apricot preserves, and custard-filled pastry
Smoothness Smoothness: Peppery
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat and on the rocks
Cocktail Cocktails: Ramos Gin Fizz, Old Fashioned, French 75
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A complex, lengthy barrel aged gin that will make stupendous stirred cocktails; dive into a pour of this flavor bomb to discover notes of citrus, spice, pastry and more.
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The Producer

One Eight Distilling

The Producer
1135 Okie Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
USA
1 202-636-6638
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Their Portfolio

87 • District Made Ivy City Gin 40% (USA) $29.00.
96 • District Made Barrel Rested Ivy City Gin 51% (USA) $39.00.
90 • District Made Straight Rye Whiskey 47% (USA) $49.00.
89 • District Made Straight Bourbon Whiskey 47.5% (USA) $49.00.
BR • Untitled No. 18 Blended Whisky 61% (USA) $79.00. - Bronze Medal
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Barrel Aged Gin

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Serve in a Shot Glass
About
Barrel Aged Gin
Barrel-aged gin has become a trendy spirit produced by numerous artisan distillers in America. Actually they are bringing this tradition back as barrel-aged gin has been made on the Spanish island of Menorca for more than two hundred years, with white oak barrels being the preferred vessel.

The current barrel-aged gins made in America have a brown color, derived from the bourbon barrels in which it is matured. This technique gives these gins aromas of vanilla and caramel.

These gins are served either over ice or serve as the base of cocktails such as an Old Fashioned or Manhattan.

District Made Barrel Rested Ivy City Gin rating was calculated by to be 96 points out of 100 on 6/23/2020. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.