Mini Bar Bundle by Mittie Hellmich

Author:Mittie Hellmich
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Published: 2008-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

Distilling Gin

Gin starts out like vodka, as a colorless, light-bodied spirit distilled from grain (wheat or rye) or cane (molasses). It parts company with vodka once the base spirit is flavored. Gin is distilled in column stills, producing a clean, light-bodied, high-proof spirit, and is then redistilled with botanical flavorings, usually in an Old World pot still. The quality of gin varies depending on the raw ingredients, the purity of the added water, and the method of distillation.

Beyond the usual flavors of juniper and coriander, distillers craft distinctive, complex gins by adding their own combination of botanicals—from clove, lemon, and orange rind to licorice, anise, and cardamom among others. The best-quality gins are redistilled with these flavorings, which are suspended within the still and vaporized into the spirit for complexity. By comparison, mass-market brands infuse the botanicals by soaking them in the base spirit and then redistilling the infused spirit. The lowest-end brands, known as “compound gins,” simply add essences and extracts to a neutral spirit.

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