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Technically speaking gin is just flavored vodka, though the flavoring mechanism is different from what most people think of as "flavored vodka" (flavored via di
by Itaxpica 8y ago
Technically speaking gin is just flavored vodka, though the flavoring mechanism is different from what most people think of as "flavored vodka" (flavored via distillation rather than addition of artificial flavor).
- js2 8y agoIt’s specifically flavored with Juniper berries though right? i.e. All gin is flavored vodka but not all flavored vodka is gin.
- patmcc 8y agoI think you can be called gin if you're flavored with any botanicals, doesn't specifically have to be Juniper.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoBruni Collin's is very citrusy Spanish gin, I don't think it has juniper in it. Tastes bloody amazing.
- Itaxpica 8y agoTraditionally it’s a mix of juniper and other botanicals, but I don’t think there’s any formal definition that it has to be juniper. I doubt any producer would label a non-juniper-based gin “gin”, though; so much of the flavor that customers think of as being what makes gin gin comes from juniper. EDIT: scratch that, looks like in both the EU and US a spirit’s “predominant flavor” must be juniper in order for it to be labeled gin. I’m not sure how/who makes that judgment, though.