{"id":286,"date":"2015-05-05T09:43:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T16:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=286"},"modified":"2015-05-20T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T17:02:35","slug":"juniperus-communis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"Juniperus Communis"},"content":{"rendered":"

What makes a gin a gin?\u00a0 Juniperus Communis!<\/p>\n

More specifically the berry of this particular species of Juniper.\u00a0 Yes, there are many species of “Juniper” trees: 52 or 67, depending on which Botanist you choose to believe.\u00a0 The berries of each species have different flavors, though of course they are mostly similar.\u00a0 But Juniperus Communis is the principal source of juniper flavoring for Gin.<\/p>\n

Certainly this spice is not the only flavoring in your favorite Gin.\u00a0 Additional spices and botanicals may<\/em> <\/strong>include citrus (lemon, orange peel, lime peel etc.), anise, licorice, cinnamon, almond, saffron, coriander, nutmeg, cassia, and other, more exotic and rare, spices.\u00a0 But all Gins have, or should have, a bit of Juniper.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the ‘berry’ is not really a berry.\u00a0 It is the female seed cone of this evergreen tree.\u00a0 This cone is very small with coalescing scales which fuse together to form a “berry”-like structure.\u00a0 The berries are usually blue, as with the Juniperus Communis.\u00a0 But other species of Juniper may have red-brown or orange berries.<\/p>\n

\"juniper-berry-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So the next time you enjoy your Perfect Martini lift a toast to Juniperus Communis.<\/p>\n

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What makes a gin a gin?\u00a0 Juniperus Communis! More specifically the berry of this particular species of Juniper.\u00a0 Yes, there are many species of “Juniper” trees: 52 or 67, depending on which Botanist you choose to believe.\u00a0 The berries of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[35,11],"tags":[20,5,22,19,21],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1354,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1354","url_meta":{"origin":286,"position":0},"title":"VJOP Gin??? 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