Written By Shawn Soole Cocktails / Libations / Spirits Mar 6, 2015 Drink These Gins This Spring + An Easy, Refreshing Cocktail Recipe SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestWhat are Spring Gins? While they aren’t really a gin category, we are going to examine a newer style of gin that use floral tones to break away from the old school London Dry styles of yesteryear.The world of gin is huge. Recently, for instance, an 18th Century pub in Saddlesworth, UK received a Guinness World Record for having over 400 different styles of gin on the back bar. Gin can vary from light, citrusy styles to big, overproof juniper bombs and everything in between. With spring soon to arrive here in Victoria and the rest of Canada catching up, here are some spring gins that pair well with local produce and recently released tonics.Spring Gins have a loose definition but often have flavour profiles of spring: cucumber, floral, grapefruit, fresh rain, and forest. When you smell the aromas, it should transport to you a corner of your mind that brings back floods of memories from walks on the beach, the cherry blossoms in the inner harbour or the floral bloom in Beacon Hill Park. Which gin is paired with which tonic yields very different results.BLOOM – UKA gin from the home of gin that strays from the norm, Bloom is infused with chamomile, pomelo and honeysuckle. On its own, with tonic, or with a garnish of fresh strawberry, this is the epitome of spring in a glass.BOMBAY EAST – UKA new interpretation of a very classic gin, the Bombay Easy’s profile includes lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorns. This is an amazing gin for the cabinet at home.G’VINE FLORAISON – FRANCEA huge floral bomb of a gin, this gin uses the flowers from the Ugni Blanc grape vines to distill a unique sweet floralness into the base of an amazing gin.HENDRICK’S – SCOTLANDThe original rogue in the camp of London Dry Gins, the Hendrick’s is distilled with cucumber and rose petals. A perfect gin when paired with an afternoon in the rose garden eating cucumber sandwiches and drinking gin and tonics.MARTIN MILLERA new style of gin out of the UK, Martin Miller is sflavored with cucumber and uses glacial water from Iceland. Fresh, clean, crisp and great in a Pimm’s Cup.Gin CocktailRoses are Blind(pictured above)12 oz Hendrick’s 1/2 cucumber in slices 4 bunches of mint 2 bottles of Phillip’s Fermentorium Philospher’s Brew Tonic 2 bottles of Phillip’s Fermentorium Cucumber & Mint Tonic 1/2 oz rose waterPour gin, mint, cucumber & rose water into a jug and let stand for 15mins – 30mins. Add ice and stir to equally distribute the cucumber and mint. Top with tonics.— Shawn SooleCocktailsGin SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Shawn Soole one of the most recognized bartenders in his homeland of Australia at the time, and relocated here for love with the city’s honest and unpretentious food and drinks (and for his lovely now-wife). In his years here, Shawn has ... Read More You may also like Books / Cocktails / Press Release September 22, 2019 An Expedition to the Land of Great Northern Cocktails Shawn Soole’s latest book swings open the doors to the world of Canadian cocktails CHIPPENHAM, UK, 20 September 2019—Hidden in the vast northern ... Read More Cocktails / Drink / Drink Academy / Drink This / Entertaining / Spirits / Victoria July 3, 2019 An Introduction to EAT’s New Columnists It’s all about cocktails, the home bar, what to buy, and what to serve. Founders Kyle and Nate launched their bar consultancy, The Nimble Bar ... Read More Cocktails / Drink / Drink This / Spirits May 3, 2019 Pink Peppercorn & Thyme Gin Twist featuring Sheringham’s Kazuki Gin It’s almost summertime. And in case you didn’t know, that means gin cocktails on the patio. Vancouver Island has a plethora (yes, I just said ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Cocktails / Victoria November 13, 2016 A Conversation With Super Caesar Fan: Liz McArthur Different cocktails have different philosophical traditions attached to them. At least this is how I see it. I still reject the notion that, just ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits November 8, 2016 Aging and Infusing Liquor Now Allowed in BC Restaurants & Bars British Columbia’s licensed restaurants, bars, manufacturer lounges and caterers will be able to age and infuse liquor in order to create their own ... Read More Comments are closed.
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