Ethan Bentley
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Certainly do! I had some Plum Sake recently and was surprised at the similarities.
What: A traditional London-style dry gin comprising 11 botanicals in a 100-percent American grain, made in Forest Grove, Ore. by Dogwood Distilling LLC
• The gin is the second spirit from Dogwood Distilling; it was introduced in October 2012 to complement D.L. Franklin Vodka.
• The gin begins in efficient column stills, emerging a mid-proof, light-bodied spirit with minimal congeners (flavor compounds). Some of the 11 botanicals — juniper, coriander, grains of paradise, cinnamon, angelica root, lemon peel, liquorice root, cubeb berries, bitter almonds orris root and sweet orange peel — are steeped in the base spirit. Others are extracted via alcohol vapor during the final distillation. The result is a gin that’s both clean and complex.
• “There are a lot of artisan spirits out there that are fabulous, but they’re raspberry-heavy or cucumber heavy which are great for particular drinks,” Distiller Matt Hottenroth said. “But I wanted the alcohol that sat behind my grandpa’s bar, that could make a martini, a gin and tonic, or a gin rickey perfectly. It’s a same-every-batch kind of product; you know exactly what you’re getting, and what you’re getting is good, solid gin.”
• Union Gin, like all of Dogwood’s products, take advantage of Forest Grove, Ore.’s exceptional water. Fed from the Gales Creek watershed, located in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, the slight sweetness of the water lends a smoothness to the finished product.
Isn't this the gin that's flavored with pickles and petunias, or something like that?
I like my Hendrick's in a G&T with a nice boutique tonic; Q, Fentimans, Fever Tree,,, Garnished with a borage leaf...
Isn't this the gin that's flavored with pickles and petunias, or something like that?
I like my Hendrick's in a G&T with a nice boutique tonic; Q, Fentimans, Fever Tree,,, Garnished with a borage leaf...
You mean cucumbers and rose petals.
Pickles and skunks flavor Cynar.
Cynar.
You know you want to try some. lol loluke:
You know you want to try some. lol lol
This is me getting right on that. :bolt:
Ah, Aviation gin. Another wonderful product of Portland, OR.
Ah, Aviation gin. Another wonderful product of Portland, OR.
Cheers!
Dan