Gin Siderit Reserve Juniper Cask matures for eleven months in 85-litre barrels made from juniper wood. Destilería Siderit limits production to ten barrels a year, yielding about 1,250 numbered bottles. The first vintage was distilled in 2016 and bottled in 2017. At 43% ABV, the reserve is presented in 70 cl with a straw-yellow colour created by its contact with the unusual wood.

Juniper appears here in two related forms. The gin already carries the resinous character associated with the berry, while the cask adds a drier, toastier and more tactile version of the same plant. The producer describes aromas of juniper wood, a palate with clear juniper character and memories of toasted timber. The complete botanical recipe is not published on the reserve page, so no additional ingredients should be borrowed from Siderit's standard bottlings.

The small cask increases the contact between spirit and wood during the eleven-month rest. That helps explain the visible colour and the direct woody aroma without requiring a long multi-year maturation. The palate remains recognisably gin-led: pine and resin come first, toasted wood broadens the middle, and the finish is dry and persistent. A neat taste shows the relationship between berry and barrel most clearly.

Pour 4 cl into a small tumbler over one large clear cube. Add a lemon peel and three lightly crushed juniper berries to the glass, then present a second peel and a few whole berries on a dish beside it. No tonic is required. The small amount of dilution opens the resinous aroma while allowing the toasted juniper wood to remain the defining feature of the serve.