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Category Archives: Gin Week
Gin Week: Infusion
Look at the list of herbs that go into flavoring gin, and you’re half way to a good fragrance. Bombay gin made this connection in 2001 when they conceived Infusion, a unisex fragrance “inspired by” Bombay Sapphire’s ten botanicals. It … Continue reading
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Tagged bombay sapphire, courvoisier, expressions parfumees, geza schoen, infusion, malbec, O Boticário
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Gin Week: Ransom’s Old Tom Gin
As I explained in yesterday’s gin post, there are three basic types of gin: the most common is London Dry, next is Dutch Genever, and finally, the newly revived Old Tom style gin. Cocktail writer Gray Regan described it thus: … Continue reading
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Gin Week: In Praise of the Better Clear Spirit
Gin, a liquor superior to vodka in nearly every way, is due for a renaissance. It tastes better straight, it makes a classier martini, and it even mixes better with Red Bull. So why does vodka, an all but flavorless … Continue reading
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Tagged bijou cocktail, chartreuse, clay risen, john d macdonald, old tom gin, plymouth gin, red bull, the atlantic monthly, travis mcgee, vermouth, vodka
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Gin Week: What the Hell is the Difference Between Bombay Gin and Bombay Sapphire Gin?
This week, I’ll be posting something new on gin every day, starting the week with a question I’ve been wondering about for years: what’s the difference between the Bombay in the blue bottle and the one in the clear? Besides … Continue reading
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