Pink Gin – Kyro Distillery

Kyro Distillery’s Pink Gin

Kyro pink gin is a gin unlike any other. The distillery wanted a gin with a low alcohol content to allow even those just starting to drink gin to appreciate it. As the distillery owners say, pink gin has the mission of making the world a slightly sweeter place for all of us. The spiciness of Finnish rye combines perfectly with the freshness of rhubarb and gives it a sweeter touch than traditional gin.

The Tasting

The colour is pink and transparent; the scents of rhubarb are clear and intertwine with delicate custard notes. It is delicate and sweet on the palate, and the notes of berries and juniper are clearly perceived on the tongue..

The rounded aromatic profile allows it to be enjoyed neat, on the rocks or in a cocktail. Try Kyrö Pink Gin with tonic water, a slice of pink grapefruit and lots of ice.

The history of the Kyro distillery

As often happens in Finland, great ideas are born in a sauna. It was in a sauna that five friends, Mikko, Jouni, Miika, Miko and Kalle, sipping a glass of whisky, thought it was time to found their distillery; it was 2014. The first thing they did was find a location, an old dairy full of cars; yes, cars because the dairy owners rented the place to a mechanic who fixed cars. Their business began, and they distilled whisky, which required time to refine. The five guys wanted to get out on the market quickly so they switched to distilling gin.

Their first batch of gin was awarded the best gin for the gin & tonic of 2015 and sold out in two days; since then, the road for the Kyrò distillery has been downhill.

The base of all Kyrö Gins is distillate rye with 16 dry botanicals and four freshly distilled botanicals. The botanicals are mostly native, cultivated or wild, such as meadowsweet, sea buckthorn, wild cranberry or birch leaves.