I have tried several different kinds of gin in the past and liked none of them. Some of them were highly regarded and popular but I just did not like them. However my family got us a tour at a local craft distillery that does gin. I was not expecting to like it at all, but it was actually good. So I went in with negative expectations and enjoyed it. It was good stuff. So I know a very small amount about what a local craft distillery does, but I know nothing about the big brands. What does a craft distillery or small scale or local or something do different than the big popular name brands that I can look for in a gin?
Sounds like you like the gins made by that distillery.
Buy their guns that you like, or look for gins that are described with the same attributes as those gins.
I’d bet you dislike traditional “piney” gins, and prefer the now popular citrusy ones.
A citrusy gin like Leopold Brothers used in a drink like a St. Leo really shows how well a gin can work. The drink can be made with vodka, but really loses some complexity.
St. Leo
1.5 oz Leopold’s (Small Batch or Summer)
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz orange juice or orange liqueur
3/4 oz simple
1/4 tsp St. Germain
Shake, serve neat in a chilled coupé glass
Uh, not sure they sell those. (assuming that’s an autocorrect typo lol)
Piney VS citrusy. I’ll keep that in mind thanks.
Haha, I’m gonna leave it in for entertainment value
I’m an old school gin drinker, from the Time Before all these small batch gins. I like the pine note (from the juniper berry used in gin). Tanquery has a very strong juniper note, you probably won’t like it.
That pine note is what people tend to dislike about gin.
I really like all these other gins with different botanicals, especially the citrus ones. It’s a whole new gin game now.