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Gin (/ dʒ ɪ n /) is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe.
According to its manufacturer, Gordon's gin is triple-distilled and is flavoured with juniper berries, coriander seeds, angelica root, licorice, orris root, orange, and lemon peel; the exact recipe has been a secret since 1769. The recipe differed from others at the time in not requiring the addition of sugar; this made it a "dry" gin. [6]
Tanqueray London dry gin is made by four time distilled grain, with select botanicals added during the second distillation. While the Tanqueray recipe is a closely guarded trade secret , it is known to contain four botanicals: juniper , coriander , angelica root and liquorice , the same four botanicals from the original recipe.
The juniper berry (which comes from the Latin juniperus), hence the name jenever (and the English name gin), was used for its alleged medicinal benefits. At least in some regions, such as around Ommen in Overijssel, Netherlands, [4] jenever is distilled from spelt, an old variety of wheat. [5]
This gin is produced from "100% grain spirit". The manufacturer has been in business since 1863 [3] and is currently located in Kennington, London.. According to the Beefeater, Beefeater Gin contains nine different botanicals: juniper, angelica root, angelica seeds, coriander seeds, liquorice, almonds, orris root, seville oranges, and lemon peel.
Hendrick's Gin is a brand of gin produced by Allan Hendricks & Ashwin Hendricks(son) at the Girvan distillery, Scotland, and launched in 1999. [2] The brand was created by spirits marketer Steven Grasse, while the gin itself was conceived by Lesley Gracie, a Yorkshire native, who was hired by William Grant & Sons to work in new liquid development for some of their products.
Steinhäger advertising. Steinhäger is a type of German gin, a spirit flavoured with juniper berries.The name is derived from the Westphalian municipality of Steinhagen, the only place where it is permitted to be produced.
The gin is distilled by Johnny Neill, a descendant of Thomas Greenall, in an antique copper pot still. [4]The gin contains two African botanicals [4] — Baobab Fruit and Cape Gooseberries as well as coriander seeds, sweet lemon, sweet orange, angelica root, cassia bark, florentine iris and juniper berries.