For me, Beefeater Gin is a slightly unusual tasting gin, this is not a complaint and I do like it on occasions. For me, it makes this gin distinctive and that’s what I like about it although I don’t partake in drinking gin all that much and I have to admit, I drink Beefeater Gin even less but I do partake every now and again. Still, it makes a pleasant change.
The predominant flavour of any gin is juniper berry coupled with Beefeater Gin’s array of angelica seeds, angelica root, Seville orange peel, coriander seeds, lemon peel, orris root, almonds and liquorice root giving Beefeater Gin its distinctive and bold flavour. Well, that’s according to their website anyway and also according to their website, they are the world’s most awarded gin as they proudly gush – that was something I didn’t know.
I then had to partake in some research to discover the difference between London Dry Gin and other forms of gin and I found out are the botanical ingredients. I see this advertised on bottles all the time, I needed some answers. Anything added after the juniper must be natural and can’t be added after the distillation process for London Dry Gin. Whilst distilled gin is manufactured essentially the same as London Dry Gin, they can pretty much do as they please.
Flavours may be added after the distillation process and compound gin is purely bottom shelf alcohol that isn’t governed with juniper flavours infused after distillation. So I’m not going to head out on a gin drinking binge, I do like gin when I am in the tropics and I have a trip planned so I might just give Beefeater Gin some forethought.
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