Gin, which is often the distilled alcoholic drink that derives its predominant flavor consisting the juniper berries, that tends to flavor with botanical or herbal spice. It is most commonly consumed mixed with tonic water. Considering gin in colorado goes through a double distillation process where the fermented grain is distilled into a clear and neutral spirit otherwise it is known as a base spirit.
Gin might be extremely mysterious with its numerous unnamed botanicals with various nicknames such as “mother’s ruin”, but there are various myths which need to be separated from facts, they are extensively famous about the spirit but are just plain and false. Whether you’re a skeptic or a clear die-hard gin lover, you should know your gin realities from your gin myths.
Here are a few rumors about gin that are absolutely not true!
It Makes You Sad: Who said gin makes you sad? You are the only one who is completely responsible for your actions and emotions, it's you under the influence of your actions and emotions which can make you feel sad. There’s no difference between an 80-proof gin and an 80-proof vodka, but it ranges widely from a few herbs and citrus peels. The ethanol level in both of them are the same, and therefore the effects should be the same. There’s no magical sad-making ingredient that floats around in juniper berries.
Every Gin Tastes Like Juniper: Speaking about the juniper berries, there are many distinguishing features and characteristics amongst gin. Of course, gin sometimes tastes like juniper but it's not true that all gins are juniper. If you see Hendrick’s, it is known to be made with rose and cucumber, which is completely different. London Dry style gin, tend to lean heavily on the juniper. So even if you don’t like juniper and think it tastes like soap, there is a gin out there, waiting for you.
London Dry Gins Have to Be Made in London: London dry is a different type of gin which is made with not more than 0.1 grams of sugar per liter after the distillation procedure. London Dry gins are typically inhibited with more juniper-forward than other gin styles and they usually include other botanicals such as citrus peels and angelica. London Dry gins can be made anywhere in the world, not just in London.
Gin & Tonics Protect Against Malaria: Many people have a misconception about gin in colorado, that it helps to fight against malaria bacteria, although the truth is, back then at the time of British Raj, tonic water was made with very high doses of quinine powder which was considered as an active ingredient that keeps malaria at bay. Now, there have been certain limits imposed on tonic water which is nowhere near high doses of quinine that you would need to prevent malaria.
Gin Should Only Be Drunk Cold: Nobody advocates drinking a lukewarm martini, with tradition dates back with 1800’s England, you can give a try of having gin being spiked with hot-chai tea toddy just like earlier times.
Gin Is A British Thing: Of course, Britain might be famous, but the alcohol actually descends from the juniper liquor which was first distilled in Holland. At the time of thirty years-wars, England Army fortified themselves by drinking genever which forced them to arrive with the so-called- “Dutch courage” back home.
Genever Is A Type Of Gin: This is the most commonly heard myth and of course, it's false. The Dutch genever might have inspired the English to make gin, but there are two very different liquids which prove that is false because genever is generally barrel-aged and has a maltier taste that’s more like whiskey.
