Ableforth's Bathtub Gin - Old Tom 50cl

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The flavor profile is again rather traditional, with classic botanicals like juniper, cardamom, coriander, fresh orange peel, and cloves. Modern Day Importance An easy way to avoid cheaply produced Gins is by looking at the label. If it says something like Distilled Gin, Dry Gin, or London Dry Gin, it cannot be a Compound Gin. Bathtub Gin is made using a technique called cold compounding. Technically speaking, compound gin involves flavourings (such as botanicals) simply being added to neutral grain spirit and then filtered out before bottling. Although there are many other technicalities surrounding how it is done, ABV for example, in layman’s terms – compound gins just infuse whereas distilled gins infuse and then distil. This base blend combines the three must-have ingredients of the bathtub gin. It included juniper berries, coriander seed, and angelica root. Enjoy this blend straight and simple with an option to add whatever you prefer. Ingredients: It was called bathtub gin because the bottles they were using were too large to fit in the kitchen sink. And so, they would place the containers in the bathtub and fill them up with tap water. They added water to the mix to cut the cheap, low-quality alcohol, which had an unpleasant taste and was high percentage ABV.

To keep things covert, pubs would provide gin through metal tubing that ran to the outside of the building. These gin tubes could be found by looking out for cat-shaped plaques mounted on the exterior of the pubs. Individuals would then be served a measure of gin through the tube by putting money in a slot under the cat’s paw.Step 5: Once you are satisfied, filter the botanicals with a sieve and do final filtering with the coffee filter. Enjoy! Many of the cheapest supermarket home brands used to employ cold compounding when producing gin on a commercial scale. Using artificial flavourings resulted in much cheaper production costs, thus larger profit margins. Because of this it has long been seen as an inferior method of creating gin. By and large we agree that over long periods of time cold compound gins could dispel their flavour, and that for the most those that have historically used cold compounding were solely doing so because it’s cheap and not because they wanted to create great tasting gin. Moreover, they used artificial flavourings and extracts rather than actual botanicals… Sterilize the glass jar by washing it in hot and soapy water. Wipe dry and let air dry as well. Step 2

This depends on the style. A bathtub gin made with neutral alcohol, juniper and spices might have no sugar whatsoever.Nowadays, bathtub gin is made and sold for cultural nostalgia and for a fun cooking project. You can still make one at home or buy a commercial brand that manufactures it as a specialty spirit. Gin producers add botanicals before or during distillation - as is legally required for all types of gin except for Bathtub. Sometimes, in addition to the infusion during distillation, they will add ingredients, extracts, and essences after distillation. -If legal regulations for the gin type allow such practices. Original Bathtub Gin, compound, and cold compounded gin all mean the same: A gin flavored with botanicals macerated in a neutral grain spirit or by adding essences and extracts. The Old Tom Gin in the Ableforth series is quite an interesting proposition too. It is almost the very definition of what an Old Tom style gin should be. Sweet on the nose from the liquorice root, with a sugary mouth feel and a lingering finish. It has a slightly earthy warmth but the sugary element seems to bring out the citrusy, juniper note. While it seems to have less character than Hayman’s Old Tom when tasting the two side by side, it’s easier to see what an “ Old Tom” style gin is when tasting the professor’s. We would recommend it to any gin lover looking to find a bench mark for what Old Tom gin’s are all about. BATHTUB NAVY STRENGTH GIN TO TASTE…

Prior to that lunch, we’d pretty much just been focusing on brandies and eau de vies,” Seestedt said. “I’d been thinking about trying my hand at a gin for while, and that was when David suggested an Old Tom.” The term “bathtub gin” often conjures up glamorous images of flapper girls, speakeasies and the Roaring Twenties, however the precise origin of how the term “bathtub gin” came about is hard to categorically state. From what we can tell it could have its origins during Prohibition, but the exact reason as to where the name came from is unclear. Some say bootleggers used to create spirits in their home using stills and then watered the liquid down to drinking strength with tap water, but had to use the taps in the bathtub as the large bottles wouldn’t fit in the sink. Others say that the term comes from the bootleggers actually using their bathtubs to infuse the spirit with various fruits and botanicals (often needed to cover up the repulsive taste of the poor quality spirit itself). In reality, both of these are likely to have occurred and the “ bathtub gin” name has since been closely associated with poor quality, cheap gin from that era. BATHTUB GIN TO TASTE…Justthetonic Bathtub gin I am trying lots of gins at the minute. I think I chose this one fir the cute bottle. Unfortunately this is nit to my taste and I don’t like this gin at all.

Add the juniper berries, caraway seeds, star anise, and all the fruit peels with the vodka in the jar. Swirl around to mix, then cover the jar with the lid. Step 4 Just like the many varieties of wine, gin boasts an impressive list of different styles with distinct classification requirements, ingredients and flavor profiles. One stand-out style next to the popular London dry and barrel-aged gins is the amusingly named category of Old Tom gin. But just what is Old Tom gin — and what is its story? What is Old Tom Gin? Spire1 My favourite gin!! I have bought a few bottles of this delightful gin over the last year (I hope no-one’s counting..!) It has a lovely delicate flavour and I enjoy it with tonic (Slimline or one of the new flavoured ones) and lemon or lime slices, whichever are to hand!! My husband has just made what I think is a valid comment. He said that although the wax was clearly a device to demonstrate that it is ‘modern and different’, it is nearly impossible to break into!! I am disabled, and he doubts that I would be able to open an new bottle on my own! I thought that was worth passing on to you. Using pestle and mortar, grind together juniper berries, cardamom pod, and coriander seeds. Do not grind them to a pulp. Just enough to release flavor. Step 3 Being alcohol-based which makes for an excellent natural preservative, bathtub gin, if stored away from the sun unopened, would likely last for years. You can even be aged in casks for a smoother, rich, and more mellow body.Nowadays, bathtub gin refers to a gin infusion made at home with commercial alcohol. Typically this recipe takes fresh fruit, sugar, and a cheap bottle of gin or vodka. It makes a sweet, fruity liqueur with a gin base. Why Is It Called Bathtub Gin? In his 1937 book “ Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em,” Stanley Clisby Arthur claims the name comes from England when an old tom cat fell into a vat of gin. Distiller Joseph Boord claimed the name came from a man named Tom who had put in a good many years at Boord’s distillery. Thus, infusing a gin with at least one botanical during distillation (e.g., juniper) makes it a distilled gin, not a compound or bathtub gin. Bathtub Gin, Compound Gin, and Cold Compounded Gin Add Juniper berries, Coriander Seeds, and Angelica root in the jar with the vodka. Swirl around to mix. Step 4