Keith asks, “For a traditional gin profile, what are your favourite gin and tonic ingedients? Which gin and which tonic?”
Nice query— first off, once I’m ingesting a traditional fashion gin, a whole lot of occasions I like a extremely traditional fashion tonic. Much less candy, not further flavorings— I need the gin to shine. Recently I actually just like the much less candy Fever Tree Tonic with a daring unabashedly juniper-forward gin like By no means By no means Distilling Co.’s Triple Juniper Gin.
There are few higher drinks on the earth— not to mention gin and tonic than that mixture.
Hannah requested, “Can you suggest an honest gin tasting tour in Toronto? Any suggestions you possibly can present can be vastly appreciated. Thanks!”
I used to be simply in Toronto in fall 2019— I discovered there to be a exceptional number of gin distilleries that had been simply an Uber experience away from each other. My recommendation: Make a journey to Reid’s. Then over to Spirit of York. And finish the night with a cocktail at Bar Chef.
Toronto is an underrated metropolis so far as good gin and good cocktails. Make your personal tour and expertise the entire town has to supply. [All places covered in more detail here]
Mark assked, “I used to be questioning, when you wouldn’t mind-what would possibly you counsel as a Gin that’s just like Isafold, however obtainable within the USA? Any solutions, vastly appreciated!”
Isafold Gin I discovered to be fairly juniper-forward. If provenance is necessary, Askur is broadly obtainable and in addition Icelandic.
However in any other case, I’ve discovered Prairie, Hedgetrimmer to be considerably comparable, when it comes to taste profile.
Holly requested, “Hiya – we had been questioning if Absaroka gin gluten free?”
Sure, Gin is Gluten-free (and so am I, for medical causes).
Brian requested “Present go-to gin is Tanqueray, just like the juniper ahead style. Is there a Colorado Gin that might be comparable – or between common Tanqueray and Tanqueray 10“
As a Coloradan— your query means lots to me. Colorado is a good state with a variety of gins.
Nonetheless, discovering a Tanqueray-like (or Tanqueray comparable) gin is a bit powerful. Additional, the spectrum between Tanqueray 10 and Tanqueray encompasses a whole lot of modern fashion gins with juniper at their coronary heart.
In case you’re trying nearer to Tanq. traditional— Juniper Jones or Denver Dry could be your beast selections. Neither has the rooty, earthy underpinning that Tanqueray has; nevertheless, each are juniper ahead and fairly good in their very own proper.
On the Tanqueray 10 facet of issues, I might counsel Colorado Dry from Woody Creek. The citrus/floral profile is totally different and unsurprisingly— the botanicals are wholly totally different. However each have a citrus ahead profile that doesn’t overlook in regards to the juniper.
Better of luck and let me know what you assume.
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