The flowers are similar from year to year, and the "wine" is different from year to year. China's drinking culture has a long history, and the wines on the Chinese wine table can be described as diverse.
However, in recent years, a "Gin" wind has suddenly blown around the world, and the drinkers who originally talked about whisky around them have suddenly mentioned a spirit called gin;
And the domestic bar liquor shelf gradually put a variety of Gin, but also gradually have a gin bar.
What exactly is gin, and why is it leading the spirits fashion trend? It seems that you can't meet the trend without understanding it, so today you might as well follow us to get a closer look at the past and present lives of gin!
The birth of gin...?
The invention of gin stemmed from medical health, and more precisely, gin appeared from the beginning to fight malaria. According to clear historical records, gin was invented in the 17th century by the Dutch professor Franciscus Srlvius, a pharmacist, to target malaria that was raging in the Netherlands at that time. Franciscus soaked juniper nuts with diuretic and antipyretic properties in wine and promoted the agent, called Genievre, to many patients, hoping to help them. (It seems that both the East and the West have the practice of soaking medicinal herbs in wine.
Subsequently, this wine was discovered by many British sailors and soldiers who traveled through the Netherlands, who brought the recipe of gin back to England and shortened its name to "Gin", which is easier to pronounce and remember, and gin was born.
There are thousands of gin in the world, how should I choose?
Gin's main raw materials are mostly corn, naked wheat and other grains crushed and fermented into wine, and then added plant herbal raw materials to flavor, the earliest only juniper nuts, but later for the unique style and taste of different, but also developed different wine recipes, the most common plant herb aromatic materials are cinnamon, fennel, lemon peel, almonds or white root and so on. At present, the mainstream Gin wine has the following categories:
Dry Gin
Dry gin is the mainstream of today's gin market.
Dry gin is usually made of high alcohol from grains, sugar cane or molasses as the base wine, according to EU law, dry gin can not exceed 0.1 grams of sugar per liter and can not be stained, so dry gin in the flavor of the wine is interpreted as a transparent gin with a partial meaning of not sweet, rather than really dry.
Although each distillery has its own special practices, some of the highest quality brands usually add juniper nuts to the base wine, including coriander, orange peel, iris root, blackcurrant bark and other diverse plant spice recipes together and then distilled to make dry gin with different flavor styles, as for this detailed spice recipe, it is a trade secret or ancestral secret recipe of each distillery, which is rarely known to outsiders.
Geographical indication Gin
Just as sparkling wine produced in Champagne in France can be called Champagne, spirits produced in designated areas of Mexico can be called tequila; in Australia, the most representative of this type of gin is Barossa Gin, a gin produced in the Barossa appellation of South Australia.
At that time, gin was transmitted to Australia from the mainland by seafarers, and Adelaide, as an important seaport in South Australia, produced local gin had its own special flavor.
One of the best is SRD's signature house Gin. In contrast to dry gin, SRD's signature gin uses locally grown lavender and chamomile as a base, and the extensive use of local fresh orange distillation also makes this signature gin orange have a distinctly aromatic aroma. This type of wine will focus more on the performance of the aroma than on the taste.
Allsorts Gin
As the name suggests, the style of gin is rich in aroma and has a variety of styles. Unlike dry gin and signature gin, the biggest feature of the style gin is that it has a more intense aroma of high-quality star anise, except for fresh herbal aromas such as thyme, ink horn orchid, borage and gentian flower.
Shiraz Gin
Syrah gin is sweet and delicious, with a rich aroma. It has the sweet grape fruit flavor of Syrah grapes and all the signature herbal essences of the gin itself.
Syrah Gin has a dark fruity hue with rich fruity aromas. The juicing of fresh grapes from Barossa is blended with the resulting gin, making the flavours more unique and delicious.
Without the lush, fragrant and fragrant herbs, gin would be just a clear, tasteless bottle of spirits. Plants and spices give Gin a unique fragrance and flavor. Its net drink is layered, after the initial burning tongue and irritation, it ushers in the sweetness and aroma, and due to the particularity of herbs and spices, the return of gin will be a unique experience that other wines cannot enjoy. The charm of herbs is all about here! Whether it's a gift or a drink yourself, gin is the perfect choice!