Ginesis

<p>Kind of feel like you’ve seen them all by now?</p><p>Then you’re in for a wild ride. <em>Not all Gin is London Dry</em> and Ginesis takes you to an often overlooked yet fascinating corner of the vast Gin universe. Actually, it’s more a universe of its own. Meet<em> craft Gins from all around </em>the world that are NOT London Dry. </p><p>What are they, then? From <em>Belgium </em>to <em>Japan</em>, discover how distillers around the world use different maceration styles and base Spirits to create new <em>mind-blowing and innovative takes on Gin</em>. </p><p>While everybody associates Gin with Britain – no wonder, there are plenty of great British Gins and even the Queen liked a sip – the juniper-based Spirit actually comes from Holland. Back then, it was called <em>Jenever </em>and it was a certain Dutch chemist by the name of <em>Dr. Francicus Sylvius </em>who is credited with its invention in the 17th century. In the style of the era, Jenever was first used as <em>medicine </em>to battle malaria. That’s all an old story, though, that you’ve probably already heard a couple of times as a Flaviarista – you want to hear about your journey with some of the less conventional Gins.</p><p>Here’s your itinerary: You’ll start in Belgium with<em> Filliers Dry Gin 28</em>, a small-batch Gin that’s crafted in copper pot stills with 28 botanicals. Next stop: Japan with<em> Etsu Japanese Gin</em>, made from a secret recipe and water from Taisetsu mountains, green tea leaves, sansho pepper, and yuzu. We’ll hang around the Land of the Rising Sun for a bit more with <em>Ukiyo Yuzu </em>that’s based on traditional Shochu and infused with yuzu. Then, it’s time to return to the Old Continent and make a stop in Germany with <em>Von Hallers Gin Classic</em>, infused with botanicals that a famous scholar planted in his botanical gardens back in 1736. And finally, we just couldn’t resist sending you to Britain anyway, but wait, it’s not what you think: meet <em>Cambridge Japanese Gin</em>, the first Japanese Gin made outside of Japan. Bam!</p><p><p><u><em>Smartass Corner:</em></u></p><p>1.) The British <em>‘Gin Craze</em>’ was a period of time in the first half of the 18th century when Gin was so cheap, it became a problem – the government had to step in because wasted Londoners were getting robbed and beaten up. </p><p>2.) There are more than<em> 700 cocktails </em>made with Gin known to man.</p><p>3.) There are<em> two main ways to flavor your Gin</em>: You can either add flavors to a distilled Spirit and bottle it, or you can infuse botanicals into the Spirit by distilling them together. Depending on your chosen method, you get a different kind of Gin, and a different flavor profile. </p><p>4.) The <em>Philippines </em>consume the most Gin in the world and account for 43% of the world Gin market.</p><p>5.) Gin was distributed as a <em>medicine </em>during the plague, but unfortunately, as we knoy, wasn’t very effective against it.</p><p>6.)<em> Juniper berries </em>are still the main ingredient of Gin and mostly, they’re cultivated in Europe and hand-picked wild.</p><p>7.) There are several <em>classifications of Gin</em>: London Dry Gin, Plymouth Gin, Old Tom Gin, Genever or Dutch, New Western or new American or international style.</p>