what ingredients are in gin?

Answer 1

juniper berries sugar water

Answer 2

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.

A well-made gin will be relatively dry compared to other spirits. Often gin will be mixed with sweeter ingredients like tonic water or vermouth to counter this dryness.

The most common style of gin, typically used for mixed drinks, is "London dry gin", referring to the 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.

Answer 3

The source cited below states:

"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."

Answer 4

Gin is distilled from grains (barley, oats and wheat), this unaged spirit's distinctive flavor is derived from the berries of the juniper shrub. This prickly evergreen bush grows in the wild in mountain gullies and woods, as well as in cultivated areas. Styles of gin distilling vary in their concentrations of juniper and other aromatics. London type gin is the most common and is considered "dry". Some of the most popular cocktails made with gin are martinis, gin with tonic water and a gin gimlet which contains fresh lime juice and sugar syrup. The name gin is derived from the french name for juniper, genievre. see also Juniper berry.

Answer 5

I think your question has already been answered admirably, but you may also wish to check www.plymouthgin.com where it will tell you about the ingredients for that particular (and my favourite) gin. Plymouth gin is certainly different to London Gin.

Answer 6

More than just juniper - traditionally, gin was made by adding juniper, coriander and other herbs to the fermented mixture and then distilling the whole lot. The volatile oils from the herbs would co-distill with the alcohol to give the beverage.

Answer 7

All gins are flavoured differently. If you look at a btl of bombay gin for example it tells you what botanicals it is flavoured with. My fav is tanqery gin 10 yr old - once tried you'll never change -

Answer 8

Graeme the only ingredient I like in my gin is called M.O R.E. Try it, although a wee splash of very dry martinit is acceptable and ice. (its usually made with juniper berries)

Answer 9

Gin is a grain spirit flavoured with juniper berries and other botanicals - assorted herbs and spices

Answer 10

Gin is made from juniper berries, but I don't know what else goes in to it.

Answer 11

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.