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Re: Gin.

2012-11-13T08:03:23+00:00

aidanmac wrote:
aidanmac wrote:
mozr wrote:Drink it whilst trying not to be too gay.

What's wrong with being happy (gay)?

AM

When ever I get really happy people start pointing and laughing though.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:03 am

Re: Gin.

2012-11-12T10:55:56+00:00

Hey CC
I think I remember you posted some websites for botanical suppliers a while ago but I cant seem to find the thread
Any chance of a recap please

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:55 am

Re: Gin.

2012-11-12T09:06:00+00:00

aidanmac wrote:
mozr wrote:Drink it whilst trying not to be too gay.

What's wrong with being happy (gay)?

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:06 am

Re: Gin.

2012-11-12T08:26:24+00:00

My juniper amount was too much too.

Just put another one on (nicked from a site I can't remember)

1.5 Litres vodka
30gms Juniper
8 gms coriander crushed
1 cardamom pod crushed.
1 stick of cinnamon
Dried orange peel
Dried lemon peel

Lave for 7-10 days shaking once a day. Pass through filter paper a few times till the liquid is clear.

Then make Timanfaya cocktails! (I have just been to Lanzarote).

1 1/2 gin
1 Peach Schnapps
1/2 Sugar Syrup
1 Orange Juice
1 Peach Juice

Shake with ice. Strain into highball filled half way with ice.

Decorate with smidge of grenadine.

Drink it whilst trying not to be too gay.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:26 am

Re: Gin.

2012-11-10T21:06:40+00:00

mozr wrote:
Sorry.
I am stupid.

I take that to mean you are pretty good at doing home made vodka. lol

Statistics: Posted by John51 — Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:06 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-11-10T13:34:05+00:00

Sorry.

I meant home made vodka. I am stupid.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:34 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-11-10T10:48:49+00:00

mozr wrote:
I just macerate 100gms of whole junipers in 750ml of gin for a couple of weeks.

Do you mean shop bought gin?

Statistics: Posted by John51 — Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:48 am

Re: Gin.

2012-11-09T18:15:27+00:00

mozr wrote:
Simple and effective, much like my sexual technique.

That's not what 'they' said on twitter

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:15 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-11-09T13:11:09+00:00

Mozr on a need to know basis 0

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:11 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-11-09T09:15:55+00:00

As I am a lazy sod, but also hate the formulated essences out there, I just macerate 100gms of whole junipers in 750ml of gin for a couple of weeks. Pass through a filter and bottle.

Yes, it changes colour, but I have have Bombay Sapphire drinking friends who really like it.

Simple and effective, much like my sexual technique.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:15 am

Re: Gin.

2012-09-26T17:58:05+00:00

Hi again i had a go at the Gin essence from the hd parent site except I used
1 clove
6 coriander seeds
1" cinamon stick
2 black pepper seeds
2"liquorice stick
1 cardamon
100grm juniper
2 strips orange peel
1 strip lime peel
0.5 tsp orris root powder
all crushed with pestle and mortar
then simmered in 500ml of 40 abv vodka for 15 mins and left overnight
to cool filtered after 14 hours leaving 350 ml of essence.
made the first bottle with 10 ml of the essence which tasted quite nice more so with tonic the only trouble with this essence is the colour so i am going to name it Jaundice Gin may have to put it through the air still to clean it up
Cheers
P.S

shmbo has informed me that this is the first drink that i have made which tastes absoloutly rubbish so back to the drawing board it is.

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:58 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-09-12T15:24:00+00:00

Thanks Captain. I'd never heard of bog myrtle being used in gins, but then I'd spent most of my life mistakenly believing that I didn't even like gin.

If I recall correctly, they use bog myrtle in Denmark for making schnapps - but over there, they seem to use just about everything for making schnapps!

Statistics: Posted by wormwood — Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:24 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-09-11T21:21:31+00:00

All good mate
Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:21 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-09-11T18:54:32+00:00

wormwood wrote:
I'm intrigued by CC's use of bog myrtle - I've used that before in gruit-style beers. I may have to try some in a gin.

I'm not really blazing a trail, it's used in 2 of my favourite Scottish gins, Blackwoods and The Botanist.

billmcc wrote:
Will this still require the fixative you mentioned above if so wich would you choose and how much for this recipe

You don't "need" a fixative, but I have had gins go south after a few weeks, that seems to have stopped since I started using them, so I'll continue doing so.
I'm still playing about to get the levels right, but starting somewhere about 3-5% is a good start.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:54 pm

Re: Gin.

2012-09-11T13:37:03+00:00

Captain i was going to have a go at this essence recipe from hd parent site

I use juniper berries by simmering them in 50% vodka for ten minutes (with the lid on), then letting it cool overnight on it's own. The next day I filter this mess through a couple of coffee filters to get a homemade (and better quality) gin essence. I use about 35 grams of juniper berries (crushed) and 350ml of vodka - 5ml (one teaspoon) will turn a bottle of vodka into a light flavored gin. 10ml make a more traditional, strong flavored gin. You can add other spices like cardamom, coriander, and lemon peel (about one gram of each) for a more complex flavor in your gin. Using 10ml makes a straw yellow colored drink.
Will this still require the fixative you mentioned above if so wich would you choose and how much for this recipe

Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:37 pm