Bartending For Dummies, 6th Edition
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There are four popular types of gin bartenders should know: London dry gin, Dutch gin, Holland gin, and flavored gin. The following are all London dry gins. Each brand has its own distinctive flavor that comes from a carefully guarded recipe.

  • Aviation: A gin distilled in Portland, Oregon, from an adventurous blend of spices from around the world.

  • Bafferts: A London gin that's handcrafted with a closely guarded recipe.

  • Beefeater: A gin made in the only premium dry gin distillery in London.

  • Beefeater WET: A lighter-tasting gin (70 proof) made with natural pear flavors.

  • Bluecoat: An American gin distilled in Philadelphia.

  • Bols Genever: A gin from Holland made with high-quality malt wine. (Gins from Holland are also called Genever.)

  • Booth's: A London dry gin.

  • Bombay: Made from a well-guarded recipe that dates back to 1761.

  • Bombay Sapphire: Conceived by Michel Roux, president of Carillon Importers, Sapphire has more natural botanical ingredients than any other gin.

  • Boodles: Named after the London club; one of the most popular gins in the United Kingdom.

  • Bulldog: A London dry gin infused with poppy and dragon eye.

  • Citadelle: Made in Cognac, France, with 19 exotic botanicals.

  • Cork Dry Gin: An Irish gin distilled in Cork City.

  • Damrak: A high-quality gin from Amsterdam.

  • Genevieve: Made in the United States by Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco. A throwback to the earliest forms of gin.

  • Gordon's: First distilled more than 225 years ago in London by Alexander Gordon, who pioneered and perfected the making of an unsweetened gin with a smooth character and aromatic flavors known as London Dry.

  • G'Vine: A gin from France made with a Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano grapes) base spirit, infused with green grape flowers.

  • Hendrick's: A Scottish gin with juniper, coriander, rose petal, citrus, and an infusion of cucumber.

  • Magellan: A French gin handcrafted in small batches, using natural exotic botanicals from around the globe.

  • Martin Miller's: A London dry gin, considered the world's first super-premium gin.

  • Plymouth: Legend has it that a surgeon in the Royal Navy invented this gin to help the sailors make their Angostura bitters more palatable (pink gin).

  • Right: An ultra-premium gin made with juniper, cardamom, and coriander leaf.

  • Seagram's Extra Dry: A citrus-tasting golden gin.

  • Tanqueray: Its unique green bottle is said to be inspired by an English fire hydrant.

  • Tanqueray No. Ten: A super-premium gin from Tanqueray with a blend of fresh botanicals, including grapefruit and camomile. It's distilled four times.

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Ray Foley is the founder and editor of BARTENDER Magazine. A consultant to some of the United States’ top distillers and importers, he is responsible for creating and naming new drinks for the liquor industry.

Ray Foley is the founder and editor of BARTENDER Magazine. A consultant to some of the United States’ top distillers and importers, he is responsible for creating and naming new drinks for the liquor industry.

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