So many gins so little time! And each gin is different to some degree from all the others. The X factor for any gin depends on its recipe of botanicals and how they’re combined to yield a distinctive flavour profile.
Obviously, you can’t have gin without juniper. Angelica, coriander, and some sort of citrus are usually featured as well. After that there are few other ‘usual suspects’ and then a broad range of ingredients added to ensure no two gins are exactly alike.
Of course, the most important ingredient of any drink is the personal preference that drinkers bring to their experience when tasting it. It’s your spirit that makes a spirit worth drinking. Perhaps this concept is most applicable when determining which gin best suites one’s own personality and style.
So, I thought it would be fun to contemplate the personas of some of my favourite gins while considering what sorts of folks actually might enjoy drinking them most. The science behind this? There isn’t any. I’m just playing around with the notion that certain kinds of booze seem to pair particularly well with certain kinds of attitude.
Have a look at my suggestions for four personality types – The Maverick, The Charmer, The Traditionalist, and The Extrovert – and the gins I reckon are the right match for them.
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