Gin

Question 1

List the different styles of Gin.

Answer 1

London Dry
Plymouth
Navy Strength
Contemporary/New Western
Genever
Old Tom

Question 2

What are the requirements of London Dry Gin?

Answer 2

No sugar added
Minimum 50% Juniper
generally contains a noticeable citrus and spice element, derived from orange and lemon peel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, angelica root, and other aromatic substances.
Very aromatic.

Question 3

List 3 brands of London Dry Gin.

Answer 3

Sipsmith
Tanqueray
Bombay Sapphire

Question 4

What is Navy Strength Gin?

Answer 4

Higher Proof
Refers to the % that can spill on gunpowder and gunpowder still explodes

Question 5

Name 3 brands of Navy Strength Gin

Answer 5

SipSmith VJOP (Very Junipery Over Proof)
Leopold’s
Plymouth Navy Stength

Question 6

What is the style of Plymouth Gin?

Answer 6

Less Juniper, more floral.

Question 7

What is the style/profile of Contemporary/New Western Gin?

Answer 7

Citrus and other flavors more dominant than Juniper. On the border of legally being gin because of their low level of juniper.
Contemporary Gins are gins which have a predominant flavor of anything other than juniper. Juniper is always present, but the gin overall may have a character which emphasizes other botanicals.
Can be floral, spice forward, citrus forward or herbal forward.

Question 8

List 3 Contemporary/New Western Gins.

Answer 8

Aviation
Suntory Roku Gin
Martin Miller’s
Monkey 47

Question 9

What is Genever?

Answer 9

A Dutch Gin
The precursor to gin.
Started in Holland
Made in a pot still, the spirit is sweeter but less alcoholic than London Dry gin. Juniper and malt are the dominant aromatics in genever, and the gin may be aged in oak casks, taking on color and roundness from the wood.

Question 10

Name 2 brands of Genever,

Answer 10

Bols (Amsterdam)
Old Duff

Question 11

What did the traditional recipe of Genever incorporate? How is this labeled?

Answer 11

A minimum 15% “malt wine”: a distillate of corn, rye, and wheat.
Labeled Oude (Old)

Question 12

What does Jonge (Young) refer to in Genever?

Answer 12

A cleaner, more neutral genever with less malt wine

Question 13

What is Corenwyn (corn wine)?

Answer 13

A cask-aged version of Genever in which malt wine composes at least 51% of the distillate.

Question 14

What is Old Tom Gin?

Answer 14

English style rarely encountered today, is lightly sweetened.

Question 15

Name 2 brands of Old Tom Gin.

Answer 15

Hayman’s
Ransom

Question 16

What is the gin that is the base of the 19th-century Martinez cocktail?

Answer 16

Old Tom gin