Kyrö Koskue Cask Aged Gin
Kyrö Distillery Company · Kyrö Distillery Company
A gin that wears its fermentation on its sleeve — the 100% Finnish rye base is unmistakable, and the brief cask rest amplifies rather than masks it. Essential for drinkers curious about what grain truly contributes to gin.
Nose
Warm rye bread crust, juniper resin, and toasted oak lead, layered with meadow herbs, dried birch leaf, and a whisper of vanilla pod.
Palate
Creamy and grain-forward, with peppery rye spice, candied lemon peel, and piney juniper braided through honeyed oak and a touch of sweet angelica.
Finish
Long and warming, with cracked black pepper, dried chamomile, and a lingering bittersweet oak resin.
- Style
- Cask-aged contemporary rye gin
- Botanicals
- Juniper, coriander, angelica, lemon peel, meadowsweet, sea buckthorn, birch leaf, black pepper
- Base Spirit
- 100% Finnish wholegrain rye
Cocktail Suggestion
Sauna Sour — 2 oz Kyrö Koskue, 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1), 1 dash Angostura bitters, 1 egg white. Dry shake, then shake with ice. Strain into a coupe and garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.
Food Pairing
Smoked reindeer or cured duck breast on dark rye with lingonberry preserve and crème fraîche.
Founded in 2014 by five friends in a sauna who decided Finland's vast rye fields deserved their own spirit, Kyrö distills from 100% wholegrain Finnish rye in a refurbished 19th-century dairy on the banks of the Kyrönjoki river.
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