GIN - FROM MEDICINE TO SPIRITUAL DRINK, THE EVOLUTION YOU DON'T EXPECT
From the school of Salerno to London via Holland, gin has not always been a liqueur to drink for pleasure. Today, it is one of the most successful spirits, among the most appreciated in the world: large numbers of enthusiasts thank the juniper and the variety of berries that contribute to the pursuit of perfection.
Its origins are the subject of a dispute between Holland and our local (and older) Medical School of Salerno:
we are around the year 1000, in the middle of the Middle Ages, and the alcoholic maceration was already used for its medical properties, however it seems that in the sixteenth century it was the Dutch doctor Franciscus de La Bouve who took care of the tastier side of the juniper and made it into a drink.
The British then became passionate about the drink by creating the London Dry Gin, still much appreciated by Queen Elizabeth today and the most used to create cocktails.
The passion of the Anglo-Saxons became so overwhelming that, two centuries later, between 1729 and 1751, the English government deemed it necessary to enact the Gin Acts, laws aimed at containing the immoderate use of liquor.
Over time, thanks to the creation of the gin and tonic, the tonic market has also evolved, allowing the emergence of complex, aromatic drinks.
ALL STYLES OF GIN
- London Dry Gin: produced with double distillation and suitable for those who love the juniper component, the main element.
- Old Tom : it is distinguished by the sweetness component due to the addition of sugar.
- Contemporary Style: aromas deriving from other botanicals are perceived, in addition to the classic ones.
- Cask Gin: exploits the precious characteristics of short aging in barrels, which give it more gentle and rounded sensations on the palate.
- Traditional Style: refers to the first juniper-based digestives. It is distilled with a hot alembic.
- Compound Gin: it has less interesting aromatic nuances, because they are added to the alcoholic component and not infused.
Its origins are the subject of a dispute between Holland and our local (and older) Medical School of Salerno:
we are around the year 1000, in the middle of the Middle Ages, and the alcoholic maceration was already used for its medical properties, however it seems that in the sixteenth century it was the Dutch doctor Franciscus de La Bouve who took care of the tastier side of the juniper and made it into a drink.
The British then became passionate about the drink by creating the London Dry Gin, still much appreciated by Queen Elizabeth today and the most used to create cocktails.
The passion of the Anglo-Saxons became so overwhelming that, two centuries later, between 1729 and 1751, the English government deemed it necessary to enact the Gin Acts, laws aimed at containing the immoderate use of liquor.
Over time, thanks to the creation of the gin and tonic, the tonic market has also evolved, allowing the emergence of complex, aromatic drinks.
ALL STYLES OF GIN
- London Dry Gin: produced with double distillation and suitable for those who love the juniper component, the main element.
- Old Tom : it is distinguished by the sweetness component due to the addition of sugar.
- Contemporary Style: aromas deriving from other botanicals are perceived, in addition to the classic ones.
- Cask Gin: exploits the precious characteristics of short aging in barrels, which give it more gentle and rounded sensations on the palate.
- Traditional Style: refers to the first juniper-based digestives. It is distilled with a hot alembic.
- Compound Gin: it has less interesting aromatic nuances, because they are added to the alcoholic component and not infused.