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Exploring Genever with Bols Genever
We take a look at Bols Genever and explore this fantastic spirit which lives somewhere in the universe between gin and unaged whiskey.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bluecoat American Dry Gin Review
We simply love the marketing around Philadelphia Distilling‘s Bluecoat American Dry Gin. Their concept “We won the Revolutionary War, so why are we stil drinking British gin?!” is a very clever tact. Combine that with their royal blue bottle declaring it as “American Dry Gin” and you’ve got a real stand out on the liquor store shelf. As with many [...]
Dry Fly Vodka, Gin and Whiskey Reviewed
When it comes to micro-distillers committed to using local, sustainable and quality ingredients and distilling them perfectly, Dry Fly Distilling is blazing trails and making a huge name for itself. The buzz around Dry Fly is warranted. We tried their Vodka, Gin, and Whiskey and found each to be expertly crafted and all delicious. Of the three, our absolute favorite is [...]
Organic Nation Vodka and Gin Review
Organic foods have seen an absolute explosion in popularity over the past few years. More people are caring what goes into what they eat and where it comes from. When it comes to distilled spirits, many of these same environmentally-conscious people drink vodka made from the same industrial neutral grain spirit manufactured by ADM. While not every distillery has the [...]
Rogue Distillery Spirits Reviewed
“Some people like our stuff and some people don’t, and that’s just fine with us.” - Gary Fleshman, General Manager, Rogue Ales It was a pretty strong statement that started off my tasting of Rogue Distillery‘s spirits. Best known for their micro-craft beers (like the Dead Guy Ale), Rogue has made a move into the spirits space with a line [...]
Three Great Gin Drinks
When I started my journey with spirits I didn’t particularly love gin. It wasn’t until I started really tasting a wide spectrum of gins that I realized that I actually really like good gin (especially in the “bartender’s nightmare” – the Ramos Gin Fizz). Good gin has a symphony of notes which a good bartender can play with. Whether it’s the [...]
Small’s Gin Makes a Big Impression
It’s sort if ironic that my spirits blog would start out with so many posts about Gin. I never really considered myself a gin drinker and would often defer to bourbon, tequila or mezcal based drinks. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been on sort of a quest to find a gin that I really like. So far I’ve had one pretty solid hit [...]
