I've tried to do a macerated gin, using a spice mix partially made up, partially derived from Renaissance aqua vitae recipes. I was looking for a Geniver like property to it, but due to the chokeberry and elderberry, damn stuff has gone pink, and then a rather deep red... Tastes like a very dry gin, with tart berry and spicy notes... Almost like a dry gin, mixed with Angostura, but really, it's rather unique... I macerated the spices in the spirit for 2 weeks - strained the spices put and filtered...
900ml Neutral Spirit - 92%,
900ml Pure Water,
40g Juniper Berries,
20g Coriander Seed,
10g Allspice,
10g Cassia Bark,
8g Grains of Paradise,
6g Dried Chokeberry (omit for clear gin),
5g Cardamon Seeds,
5g Long Pepper,
4g Mace Blades,
4g Anise Seed,
3g German Chamomile Flowers,
3g Fennel Seed,
3g Fresh Kaffir Lime Leaf,
2g Dried Elderberry (omit for clear gin),
2g Dried Linden Flowers,
1g Fresh Parsley Flowers,
5g of Malic Acid for stabilization and pH correction.