GIN (gin), also known as "gin" or "gin", is the first kind of spirits made for special purposes by human beings. Gin's hometown is in the Netherlands. It originated in 166 and was first invented by a Dutch university professor Sylvius. Its purpose is to prevent Dutch people from contracting tropical diseases. It was originally used as a diuretic and heat-clearing agent. It was not long before people found that this diuretic had a harmonious aroma, harmonious taste, mellow and Wen Ya, a clean body, a clean and refreshing natural style, and was soon drunk as a formal alcoholic beverage. The pleasant aroma of Gin mainly comes from juniper with diuretic effect. There are many ways to add juniper. Generally, it is wrapped in gauze and hung at the outlet of the distiller. When steaming wine, its flavor will be strung in the wine, or juniper will be soaked in absolutely neutral alcohol, and then refluxed and re-steamed one week later to steam its flavor in the wine. Sometimes, juniper can be crushed into small pieces, added to brewing materials, saccharified, fermented and distilled to get its taste. Some countries and wineries cooperate with other spices to brew Gin, such as coriander, cardamom, licorice and orange peel. And the exact formula, manufacturers have always been very confidential.

Later, it was introduced to the United States, and was widely used in the preparation of cocktails. At present, Gin mainly uses grains as raw materials, which are saccharified, fermented and distilled into high alcohol, then juniper, lemon peel, cinnamon and other raw materials are added, and then the second distillation is carried out to form Gin.

Gin is widely used in the wine spectrum of cocktails. Most of the ingredients of some famous cocktails cannot be separated from Gin, for example, the world-famous [Martini] is. Because Gin contains high-content junipers, it is very popular in Taiwan Province in recent years to prevent arthritis by soaking white raisins in Gin, which is said to have a very good effect.

The recipe for making Gin in Britain is to use 75% corn, 15% barley malt and 1% other grains, then smash, heat and ferment, which is similar to making whiskey. The fully fermented grain juice is distilled by a continuous distiller, and the distilled wine contains 18 to 188 alcohol PROOF, which is reduced to 12 with distilled water. Then add spices in Gin distiller and steam. The method of obtaining wine flavor by distillation is an art of making Gin, and Gin with different flavors is also due to the relationship between its material types and components.

Gin's characteristics:

Gin is the most commonly used base wine for cocktails in the past hundred years, with more than 1, recipes, so it is said that "Gin is the heart of cocktails".

Brewing in Gin:

Gin [gin] is a colorless liquor distilled or redistilled with gin and other spices. If Gin is distinguished by brewing methods, there are two kinds, one is "distilled Gin" and the other is "comprehensive Gin".

there are mainly the following varieties in Gin:

Gin Gin, which was first used by manufacturers near London. They printed LONDON DRY

GIN on the bottle label, but now wine makers in the United States or other countries also use the last two English words. The word DRY is used in all Gin in the market, and the labels on the bottles say DRY

CIN, EXTRA DRY GIN, VERY DRY GIN, LONDON DRY

GIN, etc., which are all of the same nature, indicating that this wine is not sweet and has no original taste.

Plymouth Gin In addition to Gin in London, Plymouth, England, also comes from Gin, which is thicker and more fragrant than Gin in London.

Old Tom Gin

Old Tom is a sweet Gin made in London, and there are several legends about this wine. Among them, the one recorded by LORDKINROSS in his book is more logical. He believes that old Tom was a spy of the British government. He rented a house in London, nailed a cat-shaped signboard to sell wine, and two pipes connected his house. When a pedestrian wants to buy wine, he can throw the money into the thick tube in the cat's mouth above and mumble something. Then he pours the wine out from the thin tube below, and the buyer drinks into the tube. This may also be the ancestor of the automatic vending machine.

AMERICAN GIN in Gin, USA is slightly different from Gin, London, but both kinds of wine can be made into good mixed drinks.

HOLLAND Gin Holland Gin or (DUTCH

GIN) has a sweet taste, and it is refreshing whether you drink it pure or with ice. It is basically made of barley malt, and its taste comes from juniper berries. The Netherlands is the only country that has a monopoly wine hotel. It is the best substitute for DRY

MARTINI wine by freezing or adding ice cubes and adding a slice of lemon.

Gin doesn't need to be aged, and its delicacies are distilled from various spices. However, in the United States, some Gin will be aged for a period of time, and will turn pale golden after aging, which is called GOLDEN

GIN. Although it has been aged, it is not indicated on the trademark. If it's a yellowish Gin made in Holland, it's all dyed with caramel. The most popular Gin cocktail is the Martini cocktail, but it is only one of hundreds of Gin cocktail recipes.

Types of Gin

The unique aroma of Gin varies from winery to winery. There are many kinds of brands in Gin, which can be divided into:

[1] Gin, the Netherlands:

The main producing areas are concentrated in Schiedam, which is the national wine of the Dutch.

Lotus-style gin is a grain wine made of barley malt, rye, etc. as main raw materials, and mixed with juniperzyme as flavoring material. After fermentation, it is distilled for three times, and then distilled with juniperberry spice. Finally, the distilled wine is stored in a glass tank until it matures, and then diluted and bottled during packaging. Dutch gin is transparent and clear in color, outstanding in wine aroma, strong in spice, spicy and sweet, and unique in style. Whether it is pure or with ice, it is refreshing, and the alcohol content is about 52 degrees. Because of its heavy flavor, Dutch gin is only suitable for pure drinking, and should not be used as the base wine of mixed wine, otherwise it will destroy the balanced flavor of ingredients.

Dutch gin should not be stored for too long before bottling, so as not to make the juniper taste bitter due to oxidation. However, after bottling, it can be stored for a long time without reducing the quality. Dutch gin is often sold in long ceramic bottles. The new wine is called Jonge, the old wine is called Oulde, and the old wine is called Zeet

oulde. The famous liquor brands are: Henkes, Bols, Bokma and Bonsma. (Bomsma), Hasekamp.

There are many ways to drink Dutch gin. It is popular in east indies to wash the cup with Bitter before drinking, and then pour Dutch gin, which has appetizing effect and a glass of ice water after drinking is even more beautiful. Dutch gin with ice cubes and a slice of lemon is the best substitute for the world famous dry martini.

[2] Gin, London:

With malt and whole grains as raw materials, the main products are not sweet Gin and 〔Old Tom Gin〕, the latter is sweet.

[3] Gin, Plymouth:

It's similar to Gin, London, but it's different in smell.

[4] Gin, USA:

Its products are divided into two grades, where the prominent D on the bottom of the bottle indicates distillation, and the R indicates rectification

.

[5] Gin, England:

The difference between England and Gin lies in two important factors. One is that the alcohol content in Gin, England is low, so it retains more grain characteristics.

Although the alcohol content in distilled wine is low, the alcohol content in bottled wine is high. The second is water quality. Of course, the water quality in Britain and the United States is different, which naturally affects the characteristics of wine brewing and distilled spirits.

Gin+white raisins to prevent arthritis:

1. Put a catty and a half of white raisins in a dry container.

2. Pour the Greno London Gin or Kimpson London Gin until all the white raisins are covered.

3. Leave it for about seven days to allow the dried white grapes to completely absorb Gin.

(The container does not need to be covered, and it can be stirred during the process to accelerate the absorption of Gin)

4. Put the soaked "Gin white raisins" into a covered vessel for preservation.

※ How to eat: Eat nine "Gin white raisins" every day, or mix them with salad.