The gin market is diverse, though there are a number of popular brands that you can rely on finding in most liquor stores. Aviation (fruity and floral) Beefeater London Dry Gin Bols Genever Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin Hayman's Old Tom Gin Hendrick's (cucumber-forward) Plymouth Gin Tanq...
I first tasted Lillet about 10 years ago when I was living in Paris. A French friend introduced me to it with the caveat, “my parents like this”, which I think was code for, “this may taste good, but is deeply uncool and to be savoured in private only”. Now I know there are...
I wanted to work with gin this time — I really love the botanical notes and it works so well with many edibles. I know there are LOTS of people who say they don’t like gin, so I wanted to develop a gin drink for them. I played with the Bombay Sapphire East last summer — it...
With the help of Sam Carter, Bombay Sapphire’s Senior Brand Ambassador, and all round gin expert, here’s a short introduction to the world of gin… So what actually is gin? Simply, it's a flavoured alcohol, with juniper as the predominant botanical, but you can add other botanical ...
What:The chance to be in the shoes of a distiller When:Enter by 15 April Where:Baltimore, Maryland, US Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit is offering fans the opportunity to take on the role of distiller for the day. Three entrants will be selected to work alongside the brand’s distillers for...
McCaughey observes “a certain irony in the fact that brands that were once perceived as premium—such as Absolut or Bombay Sapphire—no longer carry the same cachet that they once did.” And while the quality of these products has not changed, he says, the challenge today is the sheer qu...
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Examples:Beefeater,Tanqueray, andBombay Sapphire NEW WESTERN DRY GIN This style of gin still includesjuniper(it has to in order to be classified as gin),but this essential ingredient is balanced with everything else. New Western gins are often citrus-driven,making them more approachable for a ...
And, of course, it would be remiss to talk about drinking during the pandemic without mentioning hard seltzer, the unofficial drink of summer 2019 that continued to cement its popularity in summer 2020. According to Nielsen data, the sparkling beverage is now a $2-billion industry in the U....
We also made a couple of vodka martinis (with Absolut and Zubrowka) and decided not to test them out during this session or in the future as there was not enough flavor in the Absolut to pair with the cheese. That said, there is a lot of interesting flavor to the Zubrowka with a pro...