Written By Treve Ring Libations / Spirits Oct 11, 2010 Hendrick’s Gin SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestGivran, Scotland $43-50 for 750ml. Available at BC Liquor Stores +637504Looking over the lineup for this weekend’s Art of the Cocktail whet my whistle for spirits. Though I have many (many) adored spirits, I will always hold the spectacularly maverick Hendrick’s Gin close to heart. Distinctive for both its hefty apothecary bottle, and its famous heaven-matched rose and cucumber, Hendrick’s is not a gin for the norm. In fact, part of the appeal of this unforgettable spirit is its peculiarity, evident on the spirit’s Curiositorium of a website. The company is legendary for its quirky anti-advertising. Slogans like “It is not for everybody” and “Preferred by 1 out of 1000 gin drinkers,” might turn off some, but make me love it even more.Though gin is historically London-born, Hendrick’s is distilled in super small lots (on 2 tiny, ancient and extremely rare stills) by William Grant & Sons in Girvan, Scotland. The small, seaside Girvan has abundant soft, lowland water, said to be ideal for distilling. In addition to the traditional juniper-dominant infusion of roots, flowers, seeds and fruits, Hendrick’s distinctively uses a hint of Bulgarian Rose followed by a mash of artisanal cucumber. Delicate notes of green juniper greet at first, quickly woven with complex citrus, floral, tickling spice – and yes, fresh and youthful perfumed cuke. Lighter than most gins, but oh-so velvet smooth, with incredible length and memory. Use this handcrafted gin in your G&T on the rocks, but garnish with thin slices cucumber instead of the traditional citrus.Love gin? Or want to know what all the fuss is about? Pick up a ticket for THE PREHISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF GIN at this weekend’s Art of the Cocktail. Jet-set bartender, occasional writer, saloonkeeper and full-time honorary Dutchman Philip Duff charts the ancient, missing true history of gin; from the Moors settling France as far as Bordeaux until 732 AD, to 1269 in Holland, England’s Gin Craze in the 1700s, the birth of Mahon gin in the 1700s, the rise and rise and fall of gin, and the re-birth of the gin category in the late 1980s. Includes exhaustive tastings of every gin and genever you’ve never heard of, including a world exclusive: gin made to the world’s oldest recipe for a gin, all the way from 1495(!). I’m in! Tickets for this, and many other spectacular tastings and seminars are available at www.artofthecocktail.ca.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean) spiritsWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Food Events / Food News September 18, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-Island & Tofino September|October 2019 The Buzz Up-Island It’s high time for festival season! I anticipate this time of the year all year long when fresh produce is in abundance, ... Read More Food Events / Food News July 3, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-island & Tofino July|August 2019 The Buzz Up-island July 2019 “First we EAT, then we do everything else”(M.K.Fisher) – at least I do anyway. Never short of ... Read More Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Tofino May 2019 16th Tofino Food & Wine Festival — 20 top chefs, 75 wineries and 21 breweries to indulge on June 7th – 9th. Friday kicks off The Cocktail ... Read More Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Up-island May 2019 Living on Vancouver Island is like living in paradise; however, I think Mother Nature is possibly going to test our resilience this season with ... Read More Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Comments are closed.
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