It’s gin mixed with sweet vermouth and Campari, an Italian aperitif (bitter).
If you’re feeling rebellious, maybe have one outside on a warm summer morning. At thewhiskyexchange.com, Citadelle, owned by the Cognac house Maison Ferrance, harnesses the concept of terroir to help define its gin. Distillery: Heaven Hill ABV: 40% (80 proof). waitrosecellar.com, The Spanish taught us how to drink gin and tonic properly as the goldfish bowl glasses with generous pours and vibrant garnishes made their way over to the UK a few years ago. Unlike bourbon, there are not many legal requirements for something to be considered gin. There isn’t an exact amount of time which the botanicals need to be steeped in the base spirit — some distillers let botanicals steep for a few days while others distill it within hours. By 1751, the Gin Act was enacted by parliament to crack down on the overconsumption of gin and help turn around a bleak future for London. (Or anywhere for that matter.) Drumshanbo also adds a blend of coriander, caraway, lemon, grapefruit, lime and other ingredients to counter the strength of the gunpowder. As sad as it is to say, it’s exactly what you’d expect someone living on the street to be drinking—the most “hooch”-like of all the gins for sure. Still, we are ecstatic to discover the joys of the formerly “Old” Mr. Boston English Market Gin, which must go down as the biggest surprise of the tasting. pinkmarmaladegin.co.uk, This is complex but rewarding. Sipping Old Tom on a fall day is our recommended form of enjoyment, but you can enjoy it any day. In a crazy mix of gin popularity and abundance between 1720 and 1750, the gin craze was born, and almost ripped apart London. —K.N. Plus, because of its massive popularity, it's available in more or less every bar in America. — All gins in this tasting were acquired directly from liquor stores in Georgia. £45. Juniper and angelica root add robust botanicals to complement the dominant orange, which opens up to reveal complex traces of tangerine and clementine.
At masterofmalt.com, If you’re looking for a classic dry gin with a difference, then look no further. A clear-eyed guide into everyone's second-favorite clear liquor. So, a distiller can make gin and sell it front and center while he or she shelves some barrels of liquor for a couple years to add brown spirits to the family. Considering Hendrick’s is just 20 years old, it’s pretty impressive that you can see it in nearly any bar around the world. First introduced in 2000, No. With a name like the Black Forest, the only thing we expect to come out of there is German Voldemort. Each botanical is individually distilled to allow the flavours to shine through, creating a gin that is bright, herbaceous and bursting with fresh basil, lemon verbena and blackcurrant leaf flavours. Click here to view all entries in the series. And perfect it is, with subtle hints of liquorice root and cracked black pepper on the nose and a delightfully smooth finish. While juniper is always the most prominent ingredient, the forests of Northern California lend this gin notes of pine and sage for a total aromatic effect. Its signature blend combines locally sourced botanicals – including rose hip and linden flowers from the Karst mountains – for a unique gin worthy of a place in any connoisseur's liquor cabinet. £28. £44.45. Distillery: Thirteenth Colony Distilleries ABV: 41% (82 proof). Ultimately, that probably means you won’t be using this in a martini, where we’d appreciate a more diverse or distinctive array of botanicals, but it makes a pleasantly juniper-forward G&T. If a gin could remind you of your childhood (in a good way), it would be this one. Prefer something stiffer? At masterofmalt.com, Just the thought that the water is drawn from Lake District springs gets you excited and this is as clean and refreshing as you’d expect, with a note of Earl Grey tea that balances the subtle orange peel and botanicals. £42. When it comes to this gin, come for the juniper, but stay for the other 28 botanicals. There is citrus and lavender in there as well as the humble lingonberry, adding a hard-to-put-your-finger-on bittersweet element. In fact, Suntory's been making gin since 1936. Well, it beats our usual morning brew, that’s for sure. Fatty’s Organic Gin is infused with delicate dill flowers (native to Dulwich, where the gin is distilled), producing a uniquely vibrant gin that has gained a whole host of awards and accolades. First and foremost, Amass is a botanicals brand (it even makes hand sanitizers), so it makes sense for Amass to get in on the gin game.