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display:table; width:100%; border-spacing:5px; table-layout:fixed; empty-cells: show;}\n.rich .layout .rtecell {display:table-cell; height: 2.5em}\n.rich .layout .rteside {width: 25%}\n\n\/*\n.rtetable {\n\tborder-collapse:collapse;\n}\n.rtetable \u003e tbody \u003e tr \u003e td, .rtetable \u003e tr \u003e td {\n\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\tpadding: 7px 10px;\n\tvertical-align: top;\n\ttext-align: left;\n}*\/\n.rich blockquote.realbq {\n\tborder-left-color: lightblue;\n\tborder-left-width: 1px;\n\tborder-left-style: solid;\n\tmargin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n\tpadding-left: 5px;\n}\n.rich body {font-family: arial; font-size: small}\n\n.rich .GrayBox {\n\tmargin-left: 8px;\n}\n\n.rich .sourcetable { font-size:1.3em;}\n\n\n\/* RTE style end *\/\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBotanically diverse New Western style Gin is in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThese righteous juices are concocted by some of the \u003cb\u003ebest New Western Gin-makers\u003c\/b\u003e in the 50 States. And, as it does across the northern hemisphere, the simmering summer season presents a slew of occasions to cool off by Ginning it up—a sunny afternoon that finds you mingling by the pool, another that has you flipping flank steaks at your backyard barbecue, and another on which… you get the point. Across the board, Red, White \u0026amp; Gin will \u003cb\u003epump up the party \u003c\/b\u003evolume. And then you can invite the whole town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThough the Dutch and the Belgians are cited for the first appearances of genever and genievre respectively, the Brits were soon to give the spirit a spin. But just as the American colonists chafed under the yoke of King George’s rule, so too did the \u003cb\u003eGin-slingers\u003c\/b\u003e on their side of the pond. It didn’t take long for them to put aside the homeland-tainted bottles of Booth’s and make their own. All these years later, for the first time since the \u003cb\u003erepeal of Prohibition\u003c\/b\u003e eight and a half decades ago, juniper juice is at last getting its due. In the spirit of globalism, maybe this good will Gin is a worthy export.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAmerica’s fiery revolutionary Patrick Henry would be stoked. \u003cb\u003eBrooklyn Gin\u003c\/b\u003e (these folks hand-crack and peel their juniper berries), \u003cb\u003eBluecoat American Dry Gin\u003c\/b\u003e (Pennsylvania-born), and \u003cb\u003eSt. George Spirits Terroir Gin\u003c\/b\u003e (made in a 65,000-square-foot hangar) are made by some of the most obsessive, hell-bent-on-excellence distillers in the nation, far from the jewel-encrusted crown of any tax-happy mothership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLike a new republic, Gin’s a young gun of a spirit, a swaggering beverage that needs no time to age before it takes on the world, leaping from the pot to the highball in no time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCheers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmartass Corner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eYou swiped right on Tinder? Now you’ve got to impress your date. So when you order that dirty martini, wax sexy-smart with these facts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e1) In summary, New Western or New American Gins are\u003cb\u003e lighter on their feet \u003c\/b\u003ethan London Dry and they \"don't hit you in the face with a Christmas tree\" (We shamelessly stole this quote from Mr. Jason Barrett from Black Button distilling).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e2)    Most amateurs assume that Gin is flavoured by juniper berries alone. In fact distilleries are increasingly adding other botanicals to their batches. These can include elderberries, sage, citrus peels, and cardamom, which \u003cb\u003edeepen flavour \u003c\/b\u003eor add a flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e3)\u003cb\u003e* Multiple choice\u003c\/b\u003e:  In GinSpeak, what’s a pot still? a) a prolonged period of lounging following heavy bong use; b) a sauce pan’s contents when the burner has not been turned after said bong use;  c) a vessel used for batch distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e4) Fifty-thousand is the estimated total of \u003cb\u003eillegal stills in the New York \u003c\/b\u003ealone during Prohibition. American distillers are working their way back with about two thousand distilleries in almost every state. This time around, they’re legal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e5) \u003cb\u003e1967\u003c\/b\u003e was the first year Gin was outsold by Vodka in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e6) During Prohibition, the beverage \u003cb\u003emarketed as “Gin\"\u003c\/b\u003e was often a combination of raw spirits, juniper oil, and other ingredients like turpentine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e7) Gin muscled its way into U.S. drinking establishments in \u003cb\u003ea big way in the 1890s \u003c\/b\u003eby way of bartenders—the mixology pioneers—who experimented with a variety of cocktails including the martini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*The answer\u003c\/b\u003e to is c), a vessel used for distillation in which a combination of heating and cooling purifies its contents in batches rather than continuously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhats in the box? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBrooklyn Gin 45ml\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBluecoat American Dry Gin 45ml\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSt Georges Spirits Terroir Gin 45ml\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Spiritly UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081258045821,"sku":"23221","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/8730\/5378\/files\/tastingBox3_0f7e77a4-2290-4d96-ba0d-28c243fdd5ba.png?v=1777146638","url":"https:\/\/spiritly.com\/products\/new-american-gin-tasting-set-no-411","provider":"Spiritly UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}