Castle & Key Roots of Ruin Gin Review | The Daily Pour

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Castle & Key Roots of Ruin Gin

London Dry/Classic Castle and Key
  • Distiller

    Castle & Key Distillery

  • Bottler

    Castle & Key Distillery

  • ABV

    53%

  • Age

    NA

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Distilled by Castle & Key, Roots of Ruin starts its life from a base of the brand's rye whiskey newmake and features chamomile, ginger and rosemary. Bottled at 53% ABV, let's give this gin a go!

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By Jay West
  • Overall, this is a knock out gin. Lovely, complex. full of sweetness, fruit, spice. Remind me...why does Castle & Key bother with whiskey, again?
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Gin Is In
  • By Aaron Knoll
  • Roots of Ruin Gin is a nice balance of the flavors it does choose to showcase— however, fans of classic gin will be disappointed that those flavors aren’t any of the core gin botanicals.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • This is certainly a full-bodied gin, but a balanced one.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • It’s still on the rustic side — which feels intended — but has a surprising delicacy that is not at all “ruinous.”
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Sweet and perfume driven on the nose, tons of honey, sweet cream, confectioners sugar, anise, orange peel, lemon and a touch of pepper.

  • Taste:

    Sweet on the palate up front, full of cream, sweetness, orange peel, pepper. The back palate is a touch more herbal, spice driven, filled with cardamom and clove.

  • Finish:

    Long finish, sweet and fruity first, with a dense creamy orange note. Back palate is full of anise, cardamom and spice.

  • Overall:

    Overall, this is a knock out gin. Lovely, complex. full of sweetness, fruit, spice. Remind me...why does Castle & Key bother with whiskey, again?

  • Score:

    88

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By Jay West
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources