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Looking back at my past Gin making efforts I can honestly say I’ve learned a lot. But I can also say that I’ve got a long way to go before I’ll be competing against Bombay, Tanqueray, and Hendrick’s. Of … Continue reading
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So I’ve been asked many times, “What it the right dinner to go with a Martini?”. Okay, so I’ve only been asked that a few times. Well, maybe only once. But it’s a good question. After all, scores … Continue reading
Homemade Gin, round 4! This batch builds very slightly on the recipe of round 3, adding a touch more juniper, a bit more peppercorn, and a bit more citrus; this time California Lemon. I’d like to thank my … Continue reading
Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The barman says, “Olive or Twist?” Way back at the start of this blog I made a brief comment about Twist vs. Olive in a post entitled, appropriately enough, “Olives … Continue reading
Round 3 Homemade Gin! And, yes, I am learning, albeit slowly. This batch is significantly better than my two previous efforts! (You can find my posts on those here: “I made Gin!!” and here: “Homemade Gin, Round 2” .) This … Continue reading
My hopes of being the next gin magnate have crashed. My first batch of gin was not very good, as I’ve documented in “I made Gin!!” I had hopes that this second batch would be much better. Not so. But … Continue reading
Yes, it is Gin. No, it really wasn’t that great. In fact it was pretty poor, barely drinkable. But it was a lot of fun and I learned a quite a bit. The most important thing I learned is that … Continue reading
I wrote The Perfect Martini Process, V1.0 back in November of 2015, though it didn’t have the “V1.0” notation back then. Since then, I’ve been thinking that it really needed an update to make it more readable, logically organized, and … Continue reading
I recently had an odd experience that quickly escalated into a new “Pet Peeve”! In case you missed it, I previously identified several “Pet Peeves”. If you want a laugh you can look back at my previous post: Martini Making … Continue reading
I received an comment from a newer reader complimenting me on my page “Botanical Elements of Gin“. Then she asked if I knew of a resource for ingredients in specific gins. I don’t have such a resource but it got … Continue reading