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Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-31T06:40:48+00:00

Agreed.
The surprise for me was that this is a widely available kitchen recipe.... and people rave about it.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:40 am

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-30T19:48:24+00:00

That is not entirely surprising to me. The taste of bay is masking the taste of juniper.

A good way to approach this is to get small jars (100 - 200 ml or so) and macerate small quantities of botanicals in neutral. That should give you an idea of the flavour addition that it will add as well as a guide to how much to use. The problem with gin is that the flavours come from distillation, so you can't easily distill them away to recover from a mistake.

Chuck

Statistics: Posted by chill — Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:48 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-30T18:58:52+00:00

Update. Shocking. 15 bay leaves 1 litre and 1 week later and I am disappointed if anything it has robbed the freshness of the gin.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:58 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-27T12:01:50+00:00

Que ?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:01 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-27T10:47:06+00:00

CC makes some cracking gin

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:47 am

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T21:59:43+00:00

Kaffir lime, Hyssop, Saffron, Lemon Grass, Cucumber, Rose (petals or water), Lavendar (whole or oil - be careful this is strong), orange water, are among many interesting ones to play with. I tried Lilac once but the scent did not carry through.

Statistics: Posted by chill — Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:59 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T18:45:32+00:00

chill wrote:
Sometimes with an ice cube, sometimes without. Sometimes I drink it diluted as a martini. I like my gin, I do.

Chuck

I have to say I am getting there. Fascinated by the effect of the botanicals.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:45 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T17:12:19+00:00

Sometimes with an ice cube, sometimes without. Sometimes I drink it diluted as a martini. I like my gin, I do.

Chuck

Statistics: Posted by chill — Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:12 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T16:11:53+00:00

Blimey that is a new one on me. Sipping gin.
I am a big fan of sipping whiskey - but gim ?!

Presumably with an ice cube?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:11 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T15:55:50+00:00

My prediction: not great as a sipping gin, OK with tonic.

Statistics: Posted by chill — Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:55 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-26T09:46:21+00:00

I now have a bottle of gin is stuffed full with 15 bay leaves. I will report back in one weeks time.

What about a vote chaps - do we think it will be palatable?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:46 am

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-25T21:39:27+00:00

I've tried a lot of things but not bay leaf. I will give it a go. I'd start with a couple of leaves and taste every few hours then every few days. I did that recently with a very, very small bit of kaffir lime rind (thumbnail size). I left it a few hours too long and the result was undrinkable unless diluted. Other than that, it was excellent. I also macerated with the cucumber. Hendriks Tropical?

Statistics: Posted by chill — Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:39 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-25T18:52:27+00:00

that thought had crossed my mind. The standard thinking seems to be.
stuff 15 leaves in a 70cl bottle come back 1 week later. Drink?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:52 pm

Re: Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-25T15:24:08+00:00

That seems like a LOT of leaves for one litre.

Statistics: Posted by chill — Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:24 pm

Bay leaf Gin

2015-03-25T09:51:25+00:00

I have been looking for a bay leaf gin recipes.
15 - 20 leafs per litre
Has anyone tried this with ODINS EASY GIN recipe ?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:51 am