T500 and first try at gin

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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby Easydrinker » Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:46 pm

I personally beat the Juniper into a mush.
Other flavourings I am more gentle with.

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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby eattheliving » Tue May 01, 2018 6:46 pm

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eattheliving wrote:well that's the first gin bottled.

i had about 4 litres at 70% thinned it down to approx 30% then ran the flavouring through it.

I used the following:

40g juniper
10g coriander
5 strips of grapefruit peel... i didn't have any oranges so i improvised.

i must say that the citrus smell coming off the liquor was great. just need to wait a couple of weeks then taste.
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Well guys. Its been in a bottle since my last post and tonight i thought i would give it the first taste test.

You can certainly smell and taste the grapefruit and it ginny enough for me. so i'm happy. also as a guide i asked my son to have a small taste.... he promptly had a taste then necked the rest of the gin in the glass and said..." not bad that" ;D
orange gin next i think.
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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby Robbo12 » Tue May 01, 2018 7:00 pm

Nice one experiment with lots of different recipes you will be surprised how good they are.
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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby eattheliving » Tue May 01, 2018 7:03 pm

Robbo12 wrote:Nice one experiment with lots of different recipes you will be surprised how good they are.



will do matey cheers to everyone for the help.
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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Wed May 02, 2018 8:49 pm

You will find one that you love.
Mine is Tea gin Yummmie
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: T500 and first try at gin

Postby guest5234 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:25 pm

I crush the botainals the night before, heat my spirit to 40c add botanicals switch off and leave overnight, do my spirit run next day taking out any citrus and do spirit run with botanicals left in. Makes a great gin.
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