Welcome to the B&B Speakeasy Spirit of the Month!
Hmmm. I see we haven't done a gin in awhile...
[imga=left]http://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/media/17695/full[/imga]Our selection for July 2009 will be Hendrick's Gin
A high-end, year-round favorite and a bit of a wildcard as far as gin is concerned. While most gins are distilled in England, Hendrick's is distilled in Girvan, Ayrshire in the lowlands of Scotland and is associated with the distillery that produces Glenfiddich. Unique to most gins, Hendrick's utilizes a process blending distillates from a traditional 1860's pot-still and a rare Carter Head still into their final product, along with cucumber and rose essence. There are thought to be only four Carter Head stills in use in the world, and Hendrick's dates to 1948.
The differences between the two types of stills are striking. In a pot still, the ingredients are boiled in neutral spirit and the distillate is collected from the vapors at the top of the column. This produces a strongly flavored, high-alcohol gin. In contrast, a Carter Head still removes the botanical ingredients from the spirit, placing them above the chamber and enveloping them in the vapors of the boiled spirit. This process produces a lighter, sweeter gin. Hendrick's blends these two products, adding cucumber and Bulgarian rose essences, producing a uniquely flavored 88-proof spirit. The final piece of this peculiar gin lies in it's distinctive apothecary-style brown bottle.
Hendrick's is usually available in the $35 range for a 750mL bottle.
Suggested cocktails:
Martini
Tom Collins
Lime Rickeys: 2:1 gin to lime juice over ice, top with soda. Popular with flavored syrups.
Gimlets
There've been a lot of gin threads lately, hopefully this will be a popular and lively discussion. And as always, you can check out all of our past B&B Classic Cocktails on the Wiki here!
Cheers!
Hmmm. I see we haven't done a gin in awhile...
[imga=left]http://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/media/17695/full[/imga]Our selection for July 2009 will be Hendrick's Gin
A high-end, year-round favorite and a bit of a wildcard as far as gin is concerned. While most gins are distilled in England, Hendrick's is distilled in Girvan, Ayrshire in the lowlands of Scotland and is associated with the distillery that produces Glenfiddich. Unique to most gins, Hendrick's utilizes a process blending distillates from a traditional 1860's pot-still and a rare Carter Head still into their final product, along with cucumber and rose essence. There are thought to be only four Carter Head stills in use in the world, and Hendrick's dates to 1948.
The differences between the two types of stills are striking. In a pot still, the ingredients are boiled in neutral spirit and the distillate is collected from the vapors at the top of the column. This produces a strongly flavored, high-alcohol gin. In contrast, a Carter Head still removes the botanical ingredients from the spirit, placing them above the chamber and enveloping them in the vapors of the boiled spirit. This process produces a lighter, sweeter gin. Hendrick's blends these two products, adding cucumber and Bulgarian rose essences, producing a uniquely flavored 88-proof spirit. The final piece of this peculiar gin lies in it's distinctive apothecary-style brown bottle.
Hendrick's is usually available in the $35 range for a 750mL bottle.
Suggested cocktails:
Martini
Tom Collins
Lime Rickeys: 2:1 gin to lime juice over ice, top with soda. Popular with flavored syrups.
Gimlets
There've been a lot of gin threads lately, hopefully this will be a popular and lively discussion. And as always, you can check out all of our past B&B Classic Cocktails on the Wiki here!
Cheers!
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