The Story of Distilled Alcohol: Simple and Clear
The Beginning of Distilled Alcohol
Long ago, people called distilled alcohol "aqua ardens," which means "burning water." This name comes from the Latin word "ardere," meaning "
Gin
Different Gin Styles
Compounded & Cold Compounded Gin
The Gin Guild as a gin industry body has chosen not to recognise Compounded/Cold Compounded gins as suitable for Gin Guild membership, as a key objective of
Modern Day Gins
Gin has been around for hundreds of years. Most know that it is a spirit flavoured with botanicals and that the key botanical is juniper.
Having a long and varied history however meant
The History of Gin
The word Gin derives from an English shortening of Genever meaning Juniper in Dutch. In the late 1580s a juniper-flavoured spirit was found in Holland by British troops who were fighting against the