Of all the spirits , gin is perhaps the most popular. Since it began to be drunk, added to cocktails or diluted, this drink has become somewhat feminine. Among the weaker sex, he is very popular. That is why the fair sex often raises the question: how to drink gin?
There are several options thanks to which you can get an unforgettable experience using gin. Before you start experimenting, you should make sure that you are going to use a quality product. If it really meets the quality standards, then when tasting it, you should feel cool in the mouth. He received an interesting comparison in England, where they say about this drink that it is “cold as metal”.
A good gin should have a juniper flavor. It should be much stronger than the aroma of all other spices, but at the same time it should not drown out the taste and smells of coriander, orange, lemon, almond and other components.
Many people can appreciate the taste of this drink by using it with ice or in its pure form, although it is intended primarily for making cocktails. It is soft, aromatic and allows you to create hundreds of incredibly tasty low-alcohol drinks. It is used with cola, and with juices, and with a large number of other non-alcoholic cocktails.
It should be remembered that the genie has companions that simply cannot be replaced. First of all, it is vermouth, lemon, tonic and pickled onions. Typically, these components are added in different proportions, which allows you to create slightly different, but very original drinks.
The most common, popular and beloved drink that is created on the basis of gin is martini. It has its own charm, thanks to which he won a huge number of fans.
No less original English gin. Interesting facts are known about him. For the first time it was mixed with tonic by British soldiers who fought in India. This combination perfectly quenched thirst, and this allowed us to save water, which at that time was on a special account. The amount of gin drunk at that time can be compared with the amount of Coca-Cola drunk by American soldiers during World War II. Currently, its popularity has not diminished in the least, and it is also often used with tonic.
To understand how to drink gin and tonic, you should remember a few rules:
- be sure to use only English gin;
- lemon must be freshly cut;
- ice should be made from distilled water.
How to drink gin and tonic? First you need to be able to cook it. To do this, take a long straight glass and fill it with one third of the ice. Then pour gin and shake a little, so that all its flavors can fully reveal. Then add a tonic to taste, although, as a rule, the proportion of gin and tonic is two to one.
Are there other ways to drink gin? If you like this light drink and don’t want to cook it at all, then you can try Martini Dry. Consists of a tone of gin and dry vermouth. Usually it is served with a slice of lemon and olive, which in addition gives a piquant taste.
In the USA, many employees of restaurants and bars also thought about how to drink gin and, having tried a large number of options, created the White Lady cocktail. It is still unknown who he was named after, but the fact that he was loved by all Americans, and after that he became very popular in France and Italy, is a fact. In this drink liquor is used instead of vermouth or tonic.
If you mix 50 grams of Cointreau with 50 grams of gin and add half the egg yolk with ice, you get a very pleasant drink that invigorates and makes it light. Serve "White Lady" should be sure to ice, however, like any other gin cocktail.
There is also a drink that was named after the great tenor Enrico Coruso. The ingredients are 100 grams of gin, 50 grams of vermouth, 50 grams of green liquor, lemon juice and ice. How to drink gin with such additives? Most are of the opinion that you should first crush a lemon, then pour the gin, then add everything else, carefully move it and only then add a few cubes of people.