Sinerjee wrote:Are all the herbs and spices that go in to this dried? Obviously citrus peels will be fresh but for things like the ginger and dill?
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dogbreath vodka wrote:Just a quick question Bt1
How much rose petal were you using in the recipe?
Did it make much of an impression?
I've been drinking Traders Gin and the rose is dominant,,,, I like it.
So am trying to do similar but with the rose not so prominent.
DBV
RefluxEd wrote:dogbreath vodka wrote:Just a quick question Bt1
How much rose petal were you using in the recipe?
Did it make much of an impression?
I've been drinking Traders Gin and the rose is dominant,,,, I like it.
So am trying to do similar but with the rose not so prominent.
DBV
I do gin using 92% clean spirit diluted back to 40% and run it through a 2 inch column that expands to 4 inch where the dilly bag full of botanicals sit.
For the rose I use whole rosebuds bought from a local Indian grocery. For a 45 litre batch I use 3g of buds which works out to 6 buds.The rose flavours must be heavy oils because they come through last when the ABV gets below 30% You start tasting the rose at 30% and it ramps up to strong rose around 22% and then gets watery and doesn't taste so good at 15%.
It's best to do cuts from 30% and blend in the rose portion afterward. Most people that try the final product cannot distinguish it from a Hendricks gin. The girls really love the perfume. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
RefluxEd wrote:Hi PeterPan,
Yes, dried rose buds from Hindustan Imports in Dandenong.
Urrazeb wrote:I'm guessing bt1 has a nice pretty rose garden to pluck from.. Either that or he's nicking them from the organic granny down the street :laughing-rolling: :teasing-tease:
I've always thought dried botanicals increase in potency :think:
I've always thought dried botanicals increase in potency
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