Traditionalists need not worry, though, juniper is still one of the 11 included botanicals. As demonstrated by the tasting notes, this ubiquitous spirit offers a startling array of flavor profiles.
While perfect for a variety of cocktails, the individual gin utilized is an intensely personal choice. Any one of these brands could work perfectly in classics like the Aviation , Martini , or Tom Collins. For Renato Marco Tonelli, a blogger and bartender at Evelina in Brooklyn, all four brands are equally versatile, making them must-haves for any bar.
However, when it comes to choosing one over another, especially in a classic like the Gin and Tonic , it boils down to personal preference. Don't miss a drop! So now we're going to go with probably the most high end known Gin out there, Hendrix, and then, you know, Kubota's, it's super high end, but it's reasonably priced for obligated discipline.
I think thirty for all. That's definitely reasonable, but I think it would be considered one of the top shelf. Hey, it doesn't matter what you're tasting. It tastes what you drink. Cause again, I think that's what helps especially with ginger, because if you can, if you can pair the right flavorings with that, right Gin, it's going to set it off. I might agree. Like, there's not as much flavor to this so if you were having some martini or drinking it straight.
I feel like that would be prep. Yeah, definitely. But it's, I don't know if it's going to stack up to other flavors in a cocktail, right. Is it, Is it aged anymore at all or anything? Cause generally, like that's what you see like with when it's smoother like that it's usually has like more of an aging.
But then they put different botanicals in it that are common to regular Gin And I know they say to pair Hendricks with cucumber rather than lime and it really does bring out different flavor notes. And I do enjoy that, but I'll do both. Additional bond or botanicals such as Juniper, coriander, citrus peel, the unexpected and fusion cucumber and Rose pedals result in a most like on a holistic Gin. What kind of holistic? And I think that's probably why it pairs well with cucumber. That is definitely, I think the way they treat that is, Oh, there's no Lime and if you garnish with a cucumber.
That is the standard for their, like a Gin and Tonic. So in the US when you do things our way because America because you know, Imperial system measurement and all that, we gotta do our own thing,. We gotta be different. We are the black Swan, black sheep, whatever you want to say, I'll take it.
So cocktail time. So we have three cocktails. You want another six, but two for each or one for each times two. They are the exact same recipe, but different Gin, in each glass, just so when we move things around, I know which cocktail is in which cause none of these, all three do not know with Gin, right? It's crazy I know. It's weird.
Crazy things you learn. So the reason why there's no ice is because Rumi probably drinking things in flasks at your wedding, kind of like, that's gonna be like the all day sipper. So we don't have to worry about things. I'm just gonna patch this all up, put it in.
So this is Gin with grapefruit juice, lemon juice. And then I made a ginger honey simple syrup for it. So keep it basic, a little sweet, but nothing too crazy. So yeah. So we're going to go with this guy and we go, and we're going to, we're going to taste test them see what they think.
I'm going to try to, because I just want to know. So the point, right? I hope so. So like you're saying like I'm gonna wake up at six in the morning, ready to go. Ginger on the end is really nice.
Like that's the very last note I get with that little sweetness of honey. So it's more, I feel like bright citrus. It's hard for me to, it's hard for me to like stop drinking, but like, and like, you know me, I like, I'm not like a sweet drink kind of guy. And it's not that at all. I mean, I'm always used to sweetness, hardly cocktail making nice, but not like making a sugar. That's crazy. With these two in the box. I'm on the opposite. I like this one better because it's more mild.
It's more, it's like sipable, this is more bold flavor. This, this is, this is like, it, it does, it has that little bit of bite, but you kind of want that because you don't want people to just be like, suck it on their glass all day. Why, why are you making a cocktail right there? You're just hiding it. Unless that liquor is like a Saint Germain or Liquor 43 where it's something else.
But when your main spirit, you should be tasting, in my opinion. Gin is, the point of it is to get the flavors, to get the form mechanicals. And I want to get that. And I got that. Like the first one, it was very subtle.
This one burns a little bit more. You get the alcohol, but I feel like it's brighter. And crisper. I think crisp is a good word. Well, let's move to number three. We've got the little coupe glass Riley, go ahead and grab yours.. We have to make a rule. People at work get mad at me. So when people move it, get what that's called. It doesn't matter because the recipes are the same. It's just, the gin is different.
And I think that is a skillset picking the right liquor. When people say, make me a whiskey sour what kind of whiskey you want me to use? Because there is huge. I'm not going to do a Jack Daniels. A little bit more citrus. Maybe to balance it out. Cause I get the sweet, but I'm not a fan. What do you have problems with, AJ? Let us know that. Maybe that's your problem. You don't have problems. Okay so let's talk about that. What do you guys think it is? So let's start with the rocks glass.
What are you guys right away? I think it's Hendrix, it's way mellow. It's like the cute girl. I feel like you can taste the cucumber in the first one. I wasn't going to say it because they didn't want to influence anybody else's choices. But I really think that that one is Hendrix because I get you covered. And it's the most mild, I think out of all of them. So the other ones, I feel like had a distinct tastes where the Hendricks was pretty mild. And I think this is the most mild, most drinkable in the combination.
Not as much like Uzi, that's the, that's the drink that you give your great aunt who doesn't like booze. I'm going to have to go with them as well. But just to be the outlier, I'd almost want to say just to, just to be a fighter, but I. I almost, I almost have to say it's the Hendrix as well because the Hendrix was very smooth.
Right It is definitely. And the Hendricks is definitely, I think the most well rounded out of all. Nothing really stands out. I feel like I get the rose out of it. It's interesting how distinct they are. I can taste distinct flavors. Like with a question Mark at the end, because of subtle differences. Like in cocktails, it's a completely different drink. And then that's the whole point of all this is to see what a liquor like what that price point or what that specifically does differently.
Like when people say this is my favorite, why is it your favorite? Like, is it because this one drink is great? Where do you just, you know, like, why.
Or if your signature drink as a Gin and Tonic versus like something more flavored? Does it balance differently? And I think that's what makes drinking fun, like try to find those perfect boxes. I mean, that's like an episode about Margarita. It's like margarita would probably change next year. My flavor profiles will completely change. And then I also, this is some where there's no science, research, or stats to back this up, but I also think what you drink and eat within the past twenty four hours dictates how well your flavor profiles.
That makes sense I mean, because that's why people cleans your palette with sorbets and also other shit. And you're trying to get this most here, your taste. Well, if that's the case, I should, my palette should be pretty neutral because I didn't eat a whole lot today. We did. We all ate the same meal before this. So it kind of helps kind of level the playing field. So if I had to guess. I'm going to play a little bit of Devil's Advocate. I'm going. To stick with Hendricks here. I am going to say Aviation.
And I'm opposite. And I think of like what our wedding party would like and what other people would like. And I feel like this would be something that most people would like, because there's not a bite. Like, I'm not making it.
So you're drinking all night. We're all having a couple cocktails before the wedding, you know? And I feel like this is a good, like, get the party started. We're rock paper scissoring this? If you're a feminist, you agree with that statement. You can't say happy wife happy life and still expect to be a feminist. Okay, so drum roll. The girls are right.
All three of them. Hendrix, Beefeater's and Aviation. Which,I mean, it is exactly how you guys tasted it, how we all tasted prior, picked out all the notes, all the flavors and they corresponded to the cut. So at the end of the day, it kind of does matter what you drink. Riley, how much long can we take it up? I'm more than happy. Cause you know what?
You ain't getting a wedding gift. It's gonna be a fun day. It's going to be fun. You know, I've known you guys for a couple of years now, which is,. Get a drink in your hand. All Right. So it's been fun. Gracie, as the story goes, has been interested in botanical flavors since the age of four.
As a youngster, she brewed up teas from various plants and twigs and served the concoctions to her family. Gracie is one of only four people to know the exact formula. The process of infusing the cucumber and rose oils post-distillation defines the product as a distilled gin.
To be labeled London Dry, all botanical ingredients must be distilled together. Irish Whiskey.
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