Category: Review
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Review – Roundhouse Gin
As those who know me well are already fully aware and I would guess the rest of you are starting to realize, I’m a gin fanatic. Imagine, if you will, how excited I was to find out that there was a local distillery producing my favorite spirit!  A coworker brought in a copy of…
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Faux Pimm’s
Pimm’s is certainly a unique liquor and I can imagine a lot of you are not interested in rushing out to buy a bottle simply to make this cocktail. Well fear not, there is a simple, and cheap solution; make up a batch of Faux Pimm’s. I found this recipe while researching Pimm’s and decided…
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Lillet – Searching for a bit of extra Kina
This week’s cocktail, specifically the Corpse Reviver #2, calls for the use of Lillet Blanc. Not having any experience with this ingredient I did I bit of digging and sampling. Lillet is an French aperitif wine produced in Bordeaux. The flavor is that of a sweet fruity white wine. The fruit flavors lean primarily towards…
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Review – Cadenhead’s Old Raj Gin
The final gin in our tasting was Cadenhead’s Old Raj Gin. The first thing you notice about Old Raj is its pale golden color. This unique color is imparted through the use of saffron added personally by the company chairman to assure consistency. Next you’ll encounter Old Raj’s notable strength. Bottled at 55% ABV or…
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Review – Juniper Green Gin
The penultimate gin in our tasting was Juniper Green, the world’s first Organic London Dry Gin. Although CapRock is the US’ first organic gin Junpier Green gets the nod for the first worldwide. Juniper Green is produced in London’s Thames Distillery and is the last gin fully produced and bottled in the city. The distiller’s…