Entuziast Blog - Gin
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When people talk about gin, juniper is almost always the first thing they mention.
And that makes sense: juniper character defines the category itse..
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On gin labels, you may see different terms:
Gin;
Distilled Gin;
London Dry Gin;
Dry Gin;
Craft Gin;
Contemporary Gin.
It ..
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With wine, you often hear the familiar rule:
a bottle sealed with natural cork should be stored on its side.
Sometimes this advice is automatically..
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Temperature has a major effect on how we perceive alcohol.
The same drink can feel completely different at 5°C, 15°C and 22°C.
Cold suppresses arom..
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You open a bottle of gin, whisky or distillate, pour a few glasses and put it back in the cabinet.
Six months later, you find it again.
Or a year l..
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On a store shelf, gin may seem like a fairly simple category.
There is a clear bottle, the word Gin on the label, an alcohol strength somewhere arou..
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A bottle of gin is standing on the shelf, but before serving you want to chill it properly. This raises a perfectly reasonable question: can you simp..
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You open a bottle of clear gin, place it in the refrigerator — and after a while the drink becomes slightly cloudy.
Or you pour gin into a glass, ad..
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After the deep ruby mood of Chernihiv, we wanted light.
Spring.
Air.
A pale pink colour, fine bubbles and a floral aroma that never turns the cock..
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After the concrete, glass and geometry of Kharkiv, we wanted to bring colour back into the collection.
But not bright colour.
Not summer colour.
N..
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After the movement of Dnipro, we wanted to stop.
Remove what was unnecessary.
Reduce the number of components.
Replace fruity softness with drynes..
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After the sunset over Kyiv and evening coffee in Lviv, we wanted to open a window.
Let some air in. Add ice. Citrus. Coolness.
And head towards the..
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Negroni is one of those cocktails where there is almost no room for unnecessary ingredients.
The classic formula is built around three components in..
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Some cocktails are made for slow evening sipping, while others work in a completely different way — light, fresh, and effortlessly enjoyable.
Raspbe..
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Some cocktails use herbs simply as a garnish. In a Basil Smash, however, fresh basil becomes one of the main characters of the drink.
Its aroma is i..
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Sloe has a character that is difficult to confuse with anything else: dark berry fruit, acidity, astringency, and a deep fruit aroma. That is exactly ..
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When the base spirit already has a distinctive berry character, the easiest mistake is to add even more berries, syrups, and sweetness. The personalit..
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Gin & Tonic is so simple that it reveals the character of the gin particularly well. Tonic does not create flavor instead of the base spirit — it exte..
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Sloe Gin Fizz is a good example of a cocktail designed around the character of a particular spirit. Unlike conventional dry gin, sloe gin has a prono..
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Aviation is one of those cocktails whose history is almost as interesting as its flavor. Created in the early twentieth century, it experienced popul..
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Last Word is very different from a simple Gin & Tonic or Gimlet. It is an intensely aromatic cocktail where juniper, citrus, herbs, spices, and the d..
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Southside combines three very clear flavor directions: botanical gin, fresh citrus acidity, and the cooling aroma of mint.
Its structure resembles a..
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White Lady is an elegant member of the sour family, where a strong spirit is balanced by citrus acidity and a sweet component.
Here, gin forms the b..
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A basic Dry Martini contains very little: gin, dry vermouth, ice during preparation, and a garnish. Yet drinkers and bartenders have debated its deta..