Gin Flashcards
US Definition of Gin
- Main Flavor from Juniper
- Bottled no less than 80 proof
Most Popular Style of Gin
Light, Clean and Crisp
3 styles of gin
Light, clean, crisp
Aromatic (Fuller, Spicy, sweeter, more Juniper
Full-Flavored with strong juniper
Juniper is part of the ____ Family?
Berry
Actually not a true berry; female seed cone of juniper plant
Flavors from Juniper
Pine
Heather
Lavender
Camphor
Flavors of Angelica
Flowering Herb
- Earthy
- Wood-like
- Celery
Calamus
“Sweet flag”; semi aquatic plant
-substitute for ginger, cinnamon or nutmeg
Cardamom
Seed pod from Ginger family
- Smoky
- Mint
- Camphor
- Floral
- resinous
- grapefruit
Cassia
“True Cinnamon” (Sri Lanka)
- Resin
- Pungent
Gentian
Very Bitter and aromatic
Used in cocktail bitters
Hyssop
Herbal
Minty
Bitter
Orris Root
Dried Iris Root
Floral
Violet
Raspberry
Quinine
Bark of Cinchona Tree
Bitter
Clean
Medicinal
“Distilled Gin”
US and EU defined Sub Category of Gin that is produced exclusively using original distillation or re-distillation.
In EU, must use a spirit at min 192 Proof
Allowed US Types of Gin
Dry Gin London Dry Gin Geneva gin Holland Gin Tom Gin Old Tom Gin
Allowed US standards of gin production
- Original distillation from mash
- Re-distillation of distilled spirits
- Mixing neutral spirits with aromatics
- Mixing Gin and neutral spirits
- Mixing neutral spirits over extracts derived from infusions, percolation and maceration
EU Definition of Gin
- Juniper based
- Bottled at 37.5% min
- only natural flavorings used
- “Distilled Gin” ok using min 192 proof spirit
- “London Gin” subcategory OK
EU Definition of “London Gin” or “London Dry Gin”
Gin thats’ flavor introduced exclusively through redistillation in traditional stills which contains less than 0.1 g/L sugar and no added ingredients besides water.
