For the discerning reader, spirits enthusiast and traveller, New York based gin specialist Aaron Knoll takes us on a world tour through today’s global artisan gin revolution divulging along the way the scintillating history, appreciation, making, tasting and drinking of this ever popular tipple…
Thank goodness for Juniper. For if it weren’t for a plant that has grown across the Northern Hemisphere for tens of thousands of years, the world may never have formed a relationship, medicinal or otherwise, with juniper – and it wouldn’t have become the primary flavouring in gin.
GIN: The Art and Craft of the Artisan Revival is the first book to take a global overview of new gin categories and place them in context with the old guard. With craft distilleries springing up all over the world and new offers hitting the market almost daily, gin expert Aaron Knoll highlights the ways that today’s artisan drinks-makers have transformed the notion of what a classic or contemporary Gin can and should be.
Charting its rapid expansion from the Renaissance Genever apothecaries of the Netherlands and Belgium to the streets of London, via the distillers and cocktail bars of the Americas, the Antipodes, across Europe and beyond, Knoll’s tantalising, extensive and exhaustive research reminds us of the crests and waves gin has experienced over pre-and-post war decades, giving nods to in-vogue popular culture and ‘the signature cocktail’ scene amongst other
drinking fashions. Knoll also acknowledges prohibition-era cocktails and the female players
in his riveting and spirited historical account.
Featuring 300 of the world’s best gins, fifty gin cocktail recipes, profiles of the world’s emerging and established key players, the importance of botanicals as ingredients, and hundreds of ideas for how to drink it, GIN: The Art and Craft of the Artisan Revival captures the essence of this subtle, delicate, versatile spirit, and the flavour-boundary-pushing
inventiveness it inspires. Immerse yourself in new botanicals and flavours from Plymouth to Portland to find your perfect mix.
I have three copies to hand, so for your chance to win yourself a copy of Aaron Knoll’s new book, just answer this easy question:
What is the key botanical within all gin recipes?
If you think you know the answer, tweet me @DrinksEnthusist before September 30th with your answer and the hashtag #GinWin to be in with a chance of having your very own copy sent straight to you!
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“By entering this competition, you agree to the following terms and conditions of entry: You are entering from and resident of one of the eligible countries listed below. The competition closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 30th September. To enter the competition, you must tell me ‘What is the key botanical within all gin recipes?’, tweeting your answer to @DrinksEnthusist and using the hashtag #GinWin. Three winners will be randomly selected from all complete & correct entries. One entry per person, no bulk or third party entries. The prize is a hardback copy of ‘Gin: The Art And Craft Of The Artisan Revival’. There are three prizes to be won, and no cash or prize alternatives. No purchase necessary. The winning entrants will be drawn at random from all valid entries received before the deadline. The winner will be notified by email and no responsibility is taken for incorrectly supplied email addresses. You give consent for Drinks Enthusiast and Jacqui Small Publishing to use your name and photograph on Drinks Enthusiast and Jacqui Small Publishing website/social media, in association with this competition. Drinks Enthusiast reserves the right to amend, vary or withdraw the Competition at any time owing to circumstances beyond its reasonable control. This competition will be governed by laws of England & Wales. The Promoter: Drinks Enthusiast, 12 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 1JF
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Competition closes on Wednesday 30th September, the winner will be selected at random and notified on Thursday 1st October.
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