What is Gin (Alcohol) made from?

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What's the process

Answer 1

basically, it's vodka flavored with juniper berries.

Answer 2

What Is Gin Made From

Answer 3

Gin is a spirit flavored with juniper berries. Gin is usually made by the re-distillation of white grain spirit with the berries - though sometimes (compound gin) simply by flavouring the spirit with berries (and not re-distilling).

A well-made gin will be dry with a smooth texture lacking in harshness. The flavor will be harmonious yet with a crisp character and a pronounced juniper flavor. The dryness of gin results in its being served to most non-connoisseurs only after mixing with sweeter ingredients : tonic water (in a gin and tonic) and vermouth (in a "martini" or "gin and it") are probably the best-known additions. The taste of ordinary gin is very dry, and as such it is rarely consumed on its own. However, the rare handful of individuals who enjoy the taste of straight gin (most notably, The Avant Garde artist Christo) claim that it is, in fact, the most delicious of all distilled beverages/spirits. It should not be confused with sloe gin, a sweet liqueur traditionally made from sloes (the fruit of the blackthorn) infused in gin.

The most common style of gin, typically used for mixed drinks, is "London dry gin", which refers not to brand, marque, or origin, but to a distillation process. London dry gin is a high-proof spirit, usually produced in a column still and redistilled after the botanicals are added to the base spirit. In addition to juniper, it is usually made with a small amount of citrus botanicals like lemon and bitter orange peel. Other botanicals that may be used include anise, angelica root, orris root, licorice root, cinnamon, coriander, and cassia bark.

Other types of gin include jonge- and oude- Jenever (young and old Dutch gin), Plymouth gin, and Old Tom gin (said to approximate the pot-distilled 18th century spirit). Compound gin is gin where the juniper flavoring is added to the neutral spirit and there is no re-distillation. A common ready-sweetened form of gin is sloe gin, a liqueur traditionally made by infusing sloes (the fruit of the blackthorn) in gin. Similar infusions are possible with other fruits.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Common mixers for gin
3 Cocktails with gin
4 Brands of gin
4.1 Premium / famous brands
4.2 Other brands and variations
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Answer 4

Gin is a spirit flavored with juniper berries. Gin is usually made by the re-distillation of white grain spirit with the berries - though sometimes (compound gin) simply by flavouring the spirit with berries (and not re-distilling).

Answer 5

Gin is the same as vodka
but vodka is plain and gin is flavoured with juniper berries and spices

Answer 6

"Gin is a spirit flavoured with juniper berries. Gin is usually made by the re-distillation of white grain spirit with the berries - though sometimes (compound gin) simply by flavouring the spirit with berries (and not re-distilling)."

Answer 7

smells like it is made from pine trees. no really. did u ever smell it?