The Star: November 03, 2016

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Taste
Gin shots
•THe fat in smoked salmon or gravlax,
cold-cured spiced salmon, served with toast
provides a rich counterpart to gin. Shrimp,
scallops, and oysters sprinkled with lemon
juice all pair nicely with gin, as well. Serve
small crab cakes with lemon aioli for a bitesize
snack.
•The first confirmed date for the production
of gin is the early 17th-century in Holland,
although claims have been made that it was
produced prior to this in Italy. In Holland it
was produced as a medicine and sold in chemist
shops to treat stomach complaints, gout
and gallstones. To make it more palatable, the
Dutch started to flavour it with juniper, which
had medicinal properties of its own.
•British troops fighting in the Low Countries
during the Thirty Years’ War were given
‘Dutch Courage’ during the long campaigns in
the damp weather through the warming properties
of gin. Eventually they started bringing
it back home with them, where already it was
often sold in chemists’ shops. Distillation was
taking place in a small way in England, but
it now began on a greater scale, though the
quality was often very dubious. Nevertheless,
the new drink became a firm favourite with
the poor.
•When King William III – better known
as William of Orange – came to the English
throne in 1689, he made a series of statutes
actively encouraging the distillation of English
spirits. Anyone could now distil by simply
posting a notice in public and just waiting 10
days. Sometimes gin was distributed to workers
as part of their wages and soon the volume
sold daily exceeded that of beer and ale.
City of London Gin
1 Litre, $34.99
Product is exclusive to Super
Liquor.
Details:
Premium London dry gin, hand
crafted in small batches and
distilled in London, England.
Made from a classic blend of nine
botanicals – juniper, orange peel,
cinnamon, coriander, angelica,
cassia bark, lemon peel, orris
root, nutmeg intense juniper and
zesty citrus aromas accompanied
by a subtle spice and earthy hints
on the palate with a smooth,
refreshing, firm dry palate
Recipe 1
City of London Martini
City of London Gin
Dry Vermouth
Olives
Shake with ice and strain into a
pre-chilled Martini glass. Garnish
with an olive.
Recipe 2
City of London G&T
City of London Gin
Fentimans Tonic Water
Slice of lime
Pour over ice and serve with the
lime.
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