There is an amazing diversity of flavours in Gin these days,
the booming craft market has seen that anything from earth worms to rare
forest fungi are being used to flavour Gin. This leads to a sometimes
confusingly wide variety of flavours available to the modern distiller and Gin
drinkers. The trend currently gaining popularity is attempting to categorise
these Gins into a limited number of niches that more accurately align with your
taste buds than the terms London dry or contemporary.
 |
| Buddha's Hand Fruit |
These categories are often characterised by certain
botanicals so lets give you a bit of a rundown on these categories and some of
the Gins that fit into them. You will have to note that the categories are in
no way definitive as different taste buds experience different flavours more
strongly and some Gins will balance on a knife edge between 2 categories. However
hopefully my experiences will be useful to help you figure out where your taste
preferences lie and help select your next bottle of Gin.
