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GIN RECIPES
Gin
Gimlet........
1 1/2 oz. gin and 1/2 oz. Rose's lime juice. Pour into a mixing
glass filled with ice and stir well. Strain into cocktail glass.
Vodka gimlet, substitute vodka for gin.
Gin
Daquiri.........
1 1/2 oz.. gin, 1/2 oz. light rum, 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice,
1 tsp. superfine sugar. Shake ingredients well with ice and strain
into a chilled cocktail glass.
Gin
Fizz.........
2 oz. gin. 1 tbsp. superfine sugar, 1 oz. fresh lemon juice, 1oz. fresh
lime juice, club soda. Shake thoroughly all ingredients, except
mixer, with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and
add club soda.
Gin
Rickey......
1 1/2 oz. gin, juice of half a lime and sparkling mineral water (club
soda). Squeeze lime over ice in a tall glass and drop in.
Pour in gin and fill with sparkling mineral water. Stir gently
Long
Island Iced Tea......
Equal parts rum, gin, vodka, tequila and triple sec. Shake ingredients
with lemon mix and pour over ice in a sling glass and top with a splash
of coke and a slice of lemon.
Martini.......
1/2 oz. dry vermouth, 2 oz. gin, 1 lemon peel or green olive. Pour
vermouth over ice in a mixing glass. Add gin and stir gently until
well chilled. Strain into cocktail glass and garnish with green
olive or lemon peel.
Pink
Lady.......
1 1/2 oz. gin, 1/4 oz. fresh lime juice, 1 tsp heavy cream, 1/2 tsp
grenadine, 1/2 egg white (optional). Shake ingredients vigorously
with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass
Singapore
Sling........
1 1/2 oz. gin, 1/2 oz. cherry brandy, 2 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, 1 tsp
superfine sugar, club soda, 1 slice of lime. Shake vigorously
first four ingredients in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice.
Strain into a tall (sling) glass half filled with ice cubes and add
soda. Slice of lime.
Tom
Collins..........
1 1/2 oz. gin, 1 or 2 tsp superfine sugar, 3 oz. fresh lemon juice, club
soda. Shake thoroughly all ingredients, except soda, with ice.
Strain into collins glass half filled with ice and add club soda.
Garnish with lemon/lime.
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MOUNTAIN CREST GIN
FINEST IMPORTED LONDON
DRY GIN
This London Dry Gin is made exclusively
with juniper berries and other specially selected botanical ingredients
under an age old traditional recipe. Mountain Crest Gin with its ultra-dry
characteristics and flavour always guarantees a sensational martini and is
great in all mixed drinks.
40% alc./vol. Product of the USA
CSPC +579276 - 750ml
CSPC +550467 - 1 Litre
CSPC +570879 - 1.75 Litre
ALL ABOUT GIN
- Genever:
In Dutch, this word means juniper, and is used to describe
Holland's gin because juniper is one of the principal ingredients with
which it is flavoured. Dutch gin is supposed to be drunk
straight and icy cold. The flavour of Dutch gin is stronger than
that of the London dry style, and it has a fuller bouquet. It is
heavy-bodied and strongly flavoured with a malty taste and aroma. Some
brands of Dutch gin are de Kuyper, Bols, Hasekamp and Kokma.
Genever gin dates back to the mid 17th century and
was invented for a specific purpose by a single individual--Dr.
Franciscus de la Boe (1614-1672), also known as Dr. Sylvius.
Dr Sylvius was a professor of medicine at Holland's famous University
of Leyden. He was looking for an inexpensive, but effective
diuretic to use in the treatment of kidney disorders. Soon many
Dutchmen considered this purifying tonic necessary for their good
health.
The English King William III, who was born and
raised in Holland, introduced genever to England. British troops
abbreviated the word genever to gin when they first tried the drink
while fighting in Holland in the 17th century. In the 18th
century, Queen Anne helped the British gin industry by raising import
taxes on foreign wines and spirits and lowering taxes on British
spirits. The taste of English gin suited the British people, and
they soon made it England's national drink.
- London
Dry Gin: London dry Gin appeared soon after
the continuous still was invented in 1831. This new still made a
purer spirit possible. Originally, the phrase "London dry
Gin" specified a geographic location; that the Gin was made in or
near London. Now, the term is considered to be generic and is
used to describe a style of Gin. Gin was also quite popular with
the English foreign service in the "colonies". It
mixed naturally with quinine (tonic water) which was used to negate
the effects of Malaria.
Because gin was relatively easy to produce
and inexpensive, hundreds of establishments sprung up all over London.
Vendors roamed the streets pushing carts filled with cheap gin.
Seedy shops advertised, "Drunk for one penny, dead drunk for two,
clean straw (bedding) for nothing." Many of the urban poor
of the Industrial Revolution stayed permanently intoxicated in their
search for relief from the oppressed conditions in the factories.
Factory output became so reduced that Parliament had to pass laws
controlling consumption and raising the cost. As a result, beer
regained some of its old popularity.
Gin distillers competed with the pubs by
selling their spirits in magnificent buildings, complete with marble
facades. Inside, the furnishings were opulent and the ceilings
were hung with crystal chandeliers. Hundreds of these luxurious
"gin palaces" appeared in England during the 19th century.
Some brands of English gin are Beefeater, Bombay, Boodles, Booth's,
Tanqueray and Gordons
- U.S. Popularity:
Gin first became widely popular during Prohibition. During
the 1800's, a movement began in the United States to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. A constitutional
amendment banning the beverages went into effect in 1920 but thousands
of Americans defied the prohibition law. In 1930, the federal
government estimated that about 800 million gallons (3 billion liters)
of alcoholic beverages were being produced in the country annually.
The prohibition amendment was repealed in 1933. +
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The word
"booze" comes from the 14th century words "bouze",
"bouse", and "bowse" which were derived from a Dutch
word meaning "to guzzle liquor".
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