{"id":2152,"date":"2017-09-15T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2017-09-15T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T21:00:52","slug":"homemade-gin-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2152","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Gin, Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Round 3 Homemade Gin!\u00a0\u00a0 And, yes, I am learning, albeit slowly.\u00a0\u00a0 This batch is significantly better than my two previous efforts!\u00a0 (You can find my posts on those here:\u00a0\u00a0 “I made Gin!!<\/a>”\u00a0\u00a0 and here:\u00a0 “Homemade Gin, Round 2<\/a>” .)<\/p>\n

This time I backed up significantly, starting much simpler.\u00a0 First of all I used just a very few botanicals.\u00a0 Obviously Juniper is required so that goes in.\u00a0 Coriander is very mild with a slight musty hay (think alfalfa) scent.\u00a0 It doesn’t so much as add flavor as it seems to add some complexity to the flavor.\u00a0 Then a very tiny bit of Cardamom, pepper, and lemon.<\/p>\n

The second major change from previous batches was that I only steeped the botanicals for about 40 hours.\u00a0 (I was going for 48 hours but sadly my real job got in the way and didn’t allow that.)<\/p>\n

Here’s the process for this batch:
\nDay 0:\u00a0 I assembled the following botanicals:
\nJuniper, 1 tablespoon
\nCoriander, 1 teaspoon
\nCardamon, 1 Pod broken
\nGreen peppercorn, 2 corns
\nAll of these items I put into 375 ml of 100 proof Vodka.\u00a0 Unlike previous batched I did not grind up any of these ingredients.<\/p>\n

+24 hours:\u00a0 I added the following.
\nDried Lemon Peel,\u00a0 Approx 1\/2 tsp<\/p>\n

I also tried the gin, just to see how it was going.\u00a0 I was pleasantly surprised!\u00a0 No bitterness at all and mild flavors.<\/p>\n

+42 hours:\u00a0\u00a0 I strained all remains and remnants from the liquid.<\/p>\n

At this point the Gin really tasted like ‘gin’!\u00a0 A bit light on the juniper but overall mildly spicy with just a hint of lemon.\u00a0 (Next time I’ll add a bit more citrus.)\u00a0 As expected it is not clear having a nice mild amber tinge to the gin.\u00a0 That’s easily fixable with an activated carbon filter (Brita, for example) but for the\u00a0 moment I’m pleased with the gin ‘as is’.<\/p>\n

Finally I let it sit for a couple of days in the pantry, just to let the flavors meld (?).\u00a0\u00a0 Then made a very cold, very welcome, Martini!\u00a0 It was totally acceptable.\u00a0 Certainly not worthy of even a single stem rating* of course, but a big step in the\u00a0 right direction!<\/p>\n

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Keep your eyes out for the results of Batch 4 coming soon to a blog near you.<\/p>\n

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* If you\u2019re curious about what one vs. two stems means,
\nI refer you to the following:
\n*****\u00a0\u00a0 Rating Definitions<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Round 3 Homemade Gin!\u00a0\u00a0 And, yes, I am learning, albeit slowly.\u00a0\u00a0 This batch is significantly better than my two previous efforts!\u00a0 (You can find my posts on those here:\u00a0\u00a0 “I made Gin!!”\u00a0\u00a0 and here:\u00a0 “Homemade Gin, Round 2” .) 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