What Is Flavored Gin?

Flavoured gins are what seems to be a new trend at the moment. It's not the first time new flavours have come up, but it's different from the other times because there is a recipe for success this time.

The Gin offers an elegant and mellow experience, with complex botanical tones that strike a harmonious and rewarding balance. In this article, we will discuss a guide to flavoured Gin.

Flavoured Gin is a type of alcoholic beverage that combines the characteristics of Gin and vodka with the added taste of flavouring.

The most common flavoured Gin are blueberry, cucumber, and coffee. These beverages infuse the base spirit with natural flavours from fruits, vegetables, or herbs. The resulting liquid is then distilled to form an alcohol content between 40-50%. Flavoured gins are made using base spirits infused with botanicals and other flavouring ingredients such as fruits, herbs, and spices. The infusion process can take several weeks, but the resulting spirit can be bottled and sold once it is complete.

Flavoured gins are typically made from grain alcohols such as wheat or rye, but some are also made from potatoes or molasses. These spirits can be enjoyed straight up or mixed with other ingredients for cocktails.

Steps for Making Flavored Gin

If you're already a gin lover, you've probably spent some time exploring the range of flavour profiles available. If you're new to Gin or want to try something new, here are the basic steps to making flavoured Gin.

Choose Your Flavour

The first step in making flavoured Gin is to choose your flavour. This can be done by selecting a pre-made flavouring or creating your own. Gin has been around for centuries and is one of the most popular liquors today. It’s also one of the easiest liquors to build at home. Making your Gin takes only a few steps and some essential ingredients that you already have on hand.

Flavoured gins are made by adding ingredients such as fruit or herbs to the base spirit before distilling it. This process creates an infusion of flavours and aromas into the Gin so that it tastes like a flavouring agent instead of just alcohol. Creating your flavoured Gin makes it easy to make customized spirits for yourself or gifts for friends and family members.

Pick Your Base Spirit

Choose your preferred base spirit - Gin or vodka - depending on whether you want a fruity or herbaceous gin or something more neutral. Gin is traditionally juniper-flavoured, but you can make any flavour you like! If using vodka as your base, make sure it's not too sweet, as this will affect the taste of your finished product. You'll need at least 500 ml (2 cups) of base spirit for each batch of Gin you make. If you don't have enough on hand, it's easy to buy a significant amount and then scale back your recipe later if you want to experiment with more complex flavours.

Measure and Mix the Ingredients

The next step in making flavoured Gin is to measure and mix the ingredients. For example, if you are making vanilla gin, you will need to measure out a small amount of vanilla paste or extract it and mix it with your Gin. If you add lemon juice to your Gin, measure out a small amount and mix it with your Gin.

When you have all of the ingredients measured out, add them to your glass jug and stir gently with a spoon until they are fully incorporated into the liquid. It is essential not to over-stir as this could cause your Gin to become cloudy or cloudy in appearance.

Store the Gin in a Dark Place for a Few Days

The process of flavouring gin is quite simple. All you have to do is store the Gin in a dark place for a few days. This is because the essential oils from the botanicals will slowly seep into the alcohol, infusing it with their flavour.

You can then bottle and use your newly flavoured Gin or add more botanicals and wait for another week before bottling it again. You can repeat this process as often as possible until you get the flavour you want.

Taste Your Gin

The first step is to taste your Gin. You want to know what flavours you're working with, so you can adjust them as needed. If you want more of one flavour, add more of that ingredient. If you want less of one taste, reduce the amount of that ingredient.

If your Gin tastes too sweet, add some bitters or citrus peel. If it tastes too bitter, add some sugar syrup or sweet vermouth. If it lacks depth, add more botanicals.

Once you've adjusted the flavours and aromas to your liking, infuse it for at least two weeks longer than recommended (usually two weeks per 500ml bottle). The longer you allow the flavours to mature together and marry, the better your final product will be.

Strain

You can use a filter to strain out the flavouring ingredients if you have a filter. If not, a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth will work just as well. Whether you're using fresh or dried herbs, aromatic spices, or citrus peels, they should all be strained before bottling the Gin.

It's important to strain your Gin because the flavourings can leave sediment at the bottom of your bottle. The deposit won't affect your final product, but it may discolour it over time and make it look cloudy or murky.

What Are the Popular Brands/Flavors for Flavored Gin

Gin is one of the most popular spirits in the world, and it comes in various styles. If you're looking for an alternative to Gin, check out our guide to the best vodka brands. There are many different gins on the market today, but one of the most exciting trends is flavoured gins. These gins offer unique flavours worldwide and can add a new dimension to your cocktails. Here's a list of some of the most popular flavoured gins on the market today

Plymouth Sloe Gin with a brass cup and spoon
Plymouth Sloe Gin

The classic sloe gin recipe calls for sloe berries, which are berries that grow on wild plum trees near Britain's coasts. Plymouth Sloe Gin uses these same berries in its sloe gin recipe and adds them to its London Dry Gin base spirit.

This gives it a rich flavour with notes of plum and almond on top of the traditional juniper flavour in Gin. The result is a smooth sipping gin that makes excellent cocktails like Martinis or Negronis.

Plymouth Sloe Gin is a sweet and fruity drink with extremely high alcohol content. The drink is made from sloes, a type of berry steeped in Gin for several months.

The result is a clear spirit with a dark purple colour and a sweet, fruity taste that makes it ideal for mixing into cocktails.

Tanqueray Blackcurrent Royale gin with a tanqueray glass filled with ice and blackcurrants
Tanqueray No. Ten Blackcurrant Royale Distilled Gin

Tanqueray No. Ten is an award-winning gin with four flavours: Mediterranean Citrus, American Craft, West Indies Lime, and Imperial Navy Strength.

The company describes this Gin as having a "light and floral aroma" with citrus, juniper, and coriander notes. Tanqueray No. Ten is an aromatic gin that has aromas of juniper and citrus.

The taste has hints of coriander, lemon zest, black pepper, and rosemary. The finish is long and smooth, with a touch of sweetness.

The Blackcurrant royale is made with juciy French blackcurrents and vanilla for unforgtable taste.

Botanist Gin with display box
The Botanist Islay Dry Gin

The Botanist Islay Dry Gin is a premium gin produced by Bruichladdich Distillery on the Isle of Islay off the west coast of Scotland.

The company uses nine different herbs and flowers for this drink, including angelica root, heather tips, and orrisroot — which gives it a unique flavour compared to other gins on the market.

It's also known for its smooth taste that doesn't burn when you drink it straight up or use it in cocktails such as martinis or manhattans.

The most prominent flavours are juniper berries, coriander, and citrus peel. You can also detect some hints of cinnamon and cardamom, as well as hints of green apples and lemon zest.

You’ll notice some caramel sweetness at first sip, but there isn’t much bitterness here, so this Gin doesn’t require any mixers or tonics if you want to enjoy it straight up.

Flavoured Gin is a spirit earning the world's love by storm. It is the acquired taste for the discerning gin drinker, but the wide variety of flavours makes it a popular choice for those who want something a little more exciting than straight Gin.

Though flavoured Gin is initially popular among younger, fresher crowds, many mature drinkers begin to appreciate the subtle nuances, complexities, and flavours of good Gin.