Gin & Vodka

Gin Gin gets its name from genievre, the French for juniper as the main botanical.
Gin is produced from high strength neutral spirit, predominantly grain spirit and botanical flavourings with juniper as the prominent nuance. Gin distillers either macerate the botanicals for approx. 48hrs before distilling or suspend the botanicals in the still during the distillation process.
Various styles of Gin have evolved of the years including London Dry Gin, Plymouth Gin, Old Tom and Dutch Genever gin with the distillers closely guarding their secret recipes.

Vodka

Vodka traditionally is supposed to have originated in the 12th century in the Russian form of Viatka. The name was originally ‘zhiznennia voda’ (water of life) and the word ‘vodka or wodka’ means ‘little water’ .

Vodka and Flavoured Vodka is a main ingredient in many cocktails, notably the ‘Bloody Mary’ (vodka and tomato juice),‘Moscow Mule’ (vodka and ginger ale) and ‘Cosmopolitan’ (Vodka, Cointreau and Cranberry juice)

Vodka was originally made with potatoes but is now made more often than not with corn and wheat. Premium Vodkas are distilled at least 3 times (the third distillation eliminates impurities) then water is added to bring the vodka down to consumable alcohol levels .Finally the vodka is filtered through activated wood charcoal filters.