Vinum Secale (Kyrö Distillery Gin BA)
Sori Brewing in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Barley Wine - Rye Special Out of Production|
Score
7.30
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sweetish, earthy and slightly roasty with some syrup, stingy gin, herbal notes and oak. Heavy.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2023
at 17:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep reddish copper colour with a mediumsized yellowish beige foamy head. Aroma is alcohol, some dried fruits, plum, juniper and mild gin notes. Flavour is alcohol, some gin notes, strongly toffeeish sweet malts, some mild wood and dried fruits. As it warms up it gets quite plumlike.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2023
at 10:09
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2022
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
very light pale brown color. Licorice gin chocolate and cake. Semi sweet malty chocolate, but a bit muddled.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2021
at 00:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Best before 11/09/23, Lot 265, 330ml bottle, two years in my cellar; Limited release of Rye Wine aged in Kyrö Distillery Koskue Gin barrels;
APPEARANCE: lazy gusher but nothing alarming; gorges appearance in the glass, deep dark caramel color with ruby & chestnut hues, small cappuccino like head with tiny bubbles in the middle and few large fluffy like on the side;
AROMA: wow, really gin forward on the nose in a good way, aromatic quality gin, botanicals, scents of perfume, melting dark caramel, toffee, sweet bread & crust, soft spicy alcohol adds an extra note, not offensive or hot, hints of wood/barrel, raisins soaked in gin, subtle dried herbs on the edges, hints of butterscotch, rye is quite restrained
TASTE: smooth carbonation with very tiny & creamy bubbles, fairly silky & oily mouthfeel, medium full body, smooth moderately dry aftertaste with lingering gin\botanicals; medium sweet onset of melting caramel, brown sugar, raisins, impressions of dates, subtle hints of butterscotch, gin is nicely incorporated (no harshness or soapy effect) and helps to balance the sweetness; alcohol is perfectly hidden, smooth & soft bitterness from botanicals/herbs, hints of dry grass, light spicy finish (rye) with lingering gin
OVERALL: I have never been disappointed with Sori beers and that one is no exception, everything works well together and gin character is nicely presented in the aroma and flavor; truly enjoyable sipper but also dangerously with no obvious 10,1% abv
APPEARANCE: lazy gusher but nothing alarming; gorges appearance in the glass, deep dark caramel color with ruby & chestnut hues, small cappuccino like head with tiny bubbles in the middle and few large fluffy like on the side;
AROMA: wow, really gin forward on the nose in a good way, aromatic quality gin, botanicals, scents of perfume, melting dark caramel, toffee, sweet bread & crust, soft spicy alcohol adds an extra note, not offensive or hot, hints of wood/barrel, raisins soaked in gin, subtle dried herbs on the edges, hints of butterscotch, rye is quite restrained
TASTE: smooth carbonation with very tiny & creamy bubbles, fairly silky & oily mouthfeel, medium full body, smooth moderately dry aftertaste with lingering gin\botanicals; medium sweet onset of melting caramel, brown sugar, raisins, impressions of dates, subtle hints of butterscotch, gin is nicely incorporated (no harshness or soapy effect) and helps to balance the sweetness; alcohol is perfectly hidden, smooth & soft bitterness from botanicals/herbs, hints of dry grass, light spicy finish (rye) with lingering gin
OVERALL: I have never been disappointed with Sori beers and that one is no exception, everything works well together and gin character is nicely presented in the aroma and flavor; truly enjoyable sipper but also dangerously with no obvious 10,1% abv
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Caigny Dranken
on 21 Nov 2020
at 17:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the Grove Huddersfield. A clear caramel brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet caramel, spicy rum and raisin, toffee. Flavour is composed of semi sweet cakey, toffee, sticky toffee, apple cake, Boosty booze, hot alcohol, Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, sticky chewy. Not bad. Quite interesting.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2019
at 19:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Grove, Huddersfield, 04/10/19. Slight murk on a chestnut brown pour with a decent beige cap that dissipates to edgeing. Nose is sweet malts, toffee, brown sugar melt, dusty red berries, fruit slice, light alcohol exhaust. Taste comprises mellow barrel, red berries, light spice, toffee, dried fruits, brown sugar melt. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent BA BW.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2019
at 19:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0,33l bottle from Alko. Clear dark amber beer with small but stable head. Aroma has toffee, ripe fruits and herbs, juniper maybe. Flavor has caramel, ripe fruits, herbs, wood and some alcohol. Medium+ body, decent one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2019
at 19:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Borefts. Dark amber color. Rye, dried fruit and juniper in the aroma. Gin. Rye Bread and gin in the flavor. Juniper. Slightly perfumed. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 08:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 330 ml courtesy of Tomica. Shared with him and Max. Brown with beige head. Some chocolate, bit spicy, caramel, some wood, low carbonation. Thin finish. Some dried fruit. Sweetish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2019
at 18:56