Archive for category: Gin

Drink Spirits / November 14, 2011 11:54 am

Bombay Sapphire East Gin Review

Bombay adds Lemongrass and Black Pepper to it's popular Bombay Saphire Gin for Bombay Saphire East. It's a good idea but the new flavors take over.

Drink Spirits / September 2, 2011 6:13 pm

Schramm Gin Review

Amazing thing can come from unexpected places and Schramm Gin is simply one of the best craft gins we've tried.

Drink Spirits / July 7, 2011 9:15 am

The History of Gin – Video

Beefeater Gin Master Distillery give the history of gin in this exclusive video.

Drink Spirits / July 7, 2011 9:13 am

Desmond Payne on Distilling Beefeater Gin – Video

Watch a video of Beefeater Master Distiller Desmond Payne talk about the process of making Beefeater London Dry Gin.

Heather Kleinman / June 28, 2011 1:35 pm

Inside The Plymouth Gin Distillery

We take a look inside the Black Friars Distillery, the home to Plymouth Gin.

Geoff Kleinman / June 11, 2011 11:37 am

Beefeater – A Look At The Iconic London Dry Gin

We take a look inside the Beefeater Gin Distillery in London with Master Distiller Desmond Payne.

Drink Spirits / December 15, 2010 4:02 pm

Beefeater London Dry Winter Edition Gin

Beefeater recently introduced their Beefeater London Dry Winter Edition Gin in New York and San Francisco. We take a look at this Christmas Tree in A Glass.

Drink Spirits / September 7, 2010 10:40 am

Top 10 New American Gins

One of the emerging categories in spirits we’re very excited about is New American Gin. This style of gin is finding traction from the craft micro-distillery movement with a wide array of flavors and botanicals which venture far beyond the traditional London Dry Gin. This category is the jazz of the gin world, with many distillers doing variations and riffs [...]

Drink Spirits / August 10, 2010 9:29 pm

Bols Genever Review

We spend a good amount of time with gin at Drink Spirits, but usually the gins fall in either the London Dry category (like Beefeaters) or the explosively growing New American gin category (which includes gins like Bluecoat and Organic Nation). One category we don’t get much of is Genever. Genever is the granddaddy of  gin. Invented in Holland, genever [...]

Drink Spirits / July 22, 2010 3:55 pm

Best Tonic For Gin – Canada Dry vs Fever Tree vs Schweppes and More

One of the drinks we love in the summer is the classic Gin and Tonic. It’s an easy drink to prepare that doesn’t require any special barware and is a perfect complement to hot summer weather. Choices in tonic water have expanded over the years to include boutique specialty waters that cost as much as $3 per bottle. We were [...]