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I just find the taste of juniper repulsive. Anything that fixes the taste is fine by me. I'm also mildly allergic to juniper, but it's not like the amount that winds up in a cocktail actually hurts me.
@@NieroshaiTheSable Well its mostly just cheap gins that contain ton of juniper and not much else... Premium gins contain all sorts of herbs & flowers etc.
One thing you missed in the history of gin is the phrase "navy strength" which is still used in the rare case that someone decides to make a gin strong enough. The origin of the term comes from the British Navy, who after the Napoleonic wars switched from giving their sailors a pint of beer per day (takes up a lot of room and spoils quickly) to an eighth pint (or a half gill) of spirits (takes of an eighth of the room and holds up longer). This was most commonly rum, but gin was also often used. Sometimes the distilleries would get greedy and start diluting their spirits more in order to get a bigger batch and thus increase profits thinking the navy'd have a hard time determining the exact ABV of the gin while on board their, but the British Navy were onto this. What they found was that black powder, which was plentiful on warships, would still ignite when soaked in a spirit with an alcohol content of 57% or more, but any less than that and the powder would no longer light up. So the Navy simply started to enforce a 57% minimum alcohol content on everything they bought, and thus the term "navy strength" was coined! Portsmouth Historical Dockyard sells an absolutely magnificent navy strength gin, made right there in their own distillery. It was so damn fine I ended up sipping basically the whole bottle neat (not in one go) instead of using it in drinks!
In an Interview with Plymouth someone states they started the Name "navy strength" in the 90s and other Brands just followed them. Its just about the Name though, they also tell the same origin story about why they upped the proof for sailors.
The Old Tom, "put a coin in the cats mouth" is absolutely true. The gin craze was memorialized by Thomas Hogarth, artist and social reformer, in etchings in the late 1700's. My grandparents house in upstate NY, was surrounded by Juniper bushes. I used to pick a berry, crush it between my fingers and relish the scent. That left me with a sometimes regrettable affection for gin.
I work at a distillery, and often times have to give tours. The other tour guides usually give the history and process of our particular distillery but I've found Greg's videos to be extremely helpful in explaining the history of spirits, which really helps me give the tourists a great experience. Thanks bro 👍
Everything you need to know about bitters! Since there's been an explosion of different bitters a understanding for the essential s and your favourite wildcards
Ages ago, a barfly interrupted with an exception to my gin and tonic specifications, saying they all taste the same. The bartender kindly provided 5 different shots of his supply and I...blindfolded... was to pick my favorite from the samples. I picked my fave and correctly identified the other 5. Mr. Barfly, who turned out to manage the bareboat charter outfit next to the bar was so impressed he provided a 42' ketch and captain for a weekend of cruising there in the BVI. Thank you, gins.
Greg with disdain all over his face: "it smells like fish, it smells like fish" Also greg: "let's put it in my mouth" A damn hero. Not brave, but a hero.
Can you do a video on "what is tequila?" And can you explain the difference between tequila and mezcal and why you would use one or the other in certain drinks? Thank you.
@@nickporter9264 I am not a fan of those two brand but am intrigued by the bramble and will most definitely try it on your recommendation. I do love a new drink and maybe this will make it so I put it in my personal bar to drink. Hers to you .. also if you do like gin please try (McQueen and the violet fog) ... its affordable and very smooth with extra botanicals including lavender.
Jenever is literally juniper in Dutch, that’s where the name comes from. And gin is the English pronunciation of the first three letters for ease if I recall correctly. Another fascinating part of gin’s history is “Dutch Courage”, where Dutch soldiers would drink gin to take the edge off the nerves before battle. Pretty neat!
Jenever in old Dutch was also genever, and jenever (juniper in Dutch) is called genevre or genièvre in French. That Dutch j or French g-sound got anglicised and the word was shortened when it crossed the water to England because that second half isn’t feasible: it sounds way too foreign and is especially hard when drunk.
I really love gin myself so I am very happy you made a video about it, I have learned a lot about its history and different categories that I wasn't really aware of! Right now in Quebec there are a lot of micro distilleries coming out with their unique twist on gins and I am absolutely loving it, there are a lot of unique quality products on our market and it's really feeding my alcoholi... creativity
As a long-time gin lover, Scottish gins changed my world. McQueen's Sweet Citrus gin, when I can get my hands on it, Hendricks any other time. As a recent convert to Scottish gins, I'm looking forward to expanding my palette, and experiencing more of these fantastic creations!
I love how the gin is flavored vodka talk works both ways. I had one drink in my menu that had a very citrus gin in it, and my guest said they hated vodka but loved gin. I just sub the gin for vodka and made the exact same drink. Dude loved it. Then I explained what gin was. Some other time, I had the opposite guest, hated gin but loved vodka. We had a cocktail with lemon and lime infused vodka. He asked me to do something different for him. Just subbed the vodka for some citrus gin and the guys asked for three more of that. When I told it had gin, it seemed like he had seen the face of God. People hate whatever they used to drink a bunch when younger (usually shitty liquor with shitty mixers) and carry it for life.
My home of Nova Scotia, Canada has a growing gin market. I recently picked up a seasonal bottle of rhubarb gin, a wild fruit that grows like crazy in our province. Has that pinkish hue, and hits with a mouthful of tart fruitiness. It’s from Barelling Tide Distillery, and while their rums are not great, their gins are great.
Also: - Navy Strength or "Navy Gin" = high proof/abv, around 57%. - Barrel-rested or barrel-aged gin (e.g. Watershed Bourbon Barrel Gin) makes for some killer G&T with a hint of bourbon/oak rounding off the bitter edges. Yum!
YES! Thank You!!! I've been saying this since vodka started making flavors like Bubble Gum. Vodka is a neutral distilled spirit. Flavored Vodka became popularized in the mid-80's. But LONG before that, Gin was created by flavoring a neutral distilled spirit w/ various herbs & traditionally Juniper Berry. Since it was the first to do so, it basically created its own category.
so the most common story the dutch believe on gin is that when the brits and the dutch fought it out in ye' olden days the dutch sailors were given a big ol' swig of 'jenever' and the brits found it so remarkable that the dutch sailors seemed to be much more motivated to do stuff. So they did their best on trying to recreate that juniper berry distilled 'morale booster' for their own men.
The story I've heard is that jenever was very popular with the brits. So popular that the government put high taxes on it so the people tried to make their own jenever and that became gin.
Nearly correct. Jenever is indeed a predecessor to gin. The key difference is the malt wine that is used in making jenever. Back then the Brittish couldn't replicate the malt wine used in making jenever and decided to just make jenever without malt wine. This spirit then became gin. The malt wine is also why jenever pairs so well with beer. The Dutch version of a boilermaker is beer with a jenever next to it. Also the second e in jenever is pronounced the same way as the first a in haystack. Fun fact. Like champagne and cognac, jenever has a "regional appellation" so as of 2007 jenever can only be made in the Netherlands, Belgium and some parts of France and Germany.
@@Paul-ke2hg Which is a very popar drink amongst dutch students (because it is cheap af). It's called a Japie (Ya-pee, first syllable emphasized. Sounds less gross that way, haha)
Had to watch as I've spent the last couple of weeks experimenting with wild foods, including sloes. Sloes are very astringent, they put lemons to shame and so you only try them off the bush once - and you remember it. I made some jelly, which is sweet, fragrant and dry like wine. I have some home made sloe gin aging in the cupboard.
Not a gin fan, but im always open to learning about spirits. Btw you dont have to pour that much in the glencairn, it will still do its thing. You can do tiny pours.
Tolerance is probably a factor, he not only makes drinks professionally but drinks them professionally too. Doing it for a living definitely ups a tolerance, especially doing it for as long as he has
The first gin I ever tried was some kind of knock-off version of Bombay Sapphire. The carrot flavour in that stuff completely overwhelmed me and all my friends thought I was crazy until I pointed out that carrots were in the list of botanicals on the side of the bottle. For years after that I assumed that all gins were 'that weird CARROT spirit' and was extremely confused by the concept of basically all gin cocktails. Luckily I have since learned better and am ready to sample some of the very fun and creative micro-brewery gins that are popping up in my country at the moment.
Now to further explore gin you have to do an episode on Gin and Tonics and try out different pairings between the gins and tonics. Also I know this isn't a full gin category, but recently I've been coming across a number of cask aged gins which really ends up hitting this nice balance between gin and whisky.
I work in a British pub in the US and we have about 25 gins, all paired appropriately with some fever tree tonic. I think my personal favorite so far is Hendricks with the cucumber tonic.
Absolutely love this episode as I start to get into gin more and more. Very interesting information and it's always wonderful to learn more about the things you love.
I wanted to try Gin for so long. I had never tried it before and after watching Ryan Reynolds advertise his, I went out and got a cheap one. I got Gordon's. I hated it. It tasted like licorice, and I hate licorice :/
I was raised in Plymouth often on the gin. As such it tastes quite different to London. The Blackfriers distillery remains in the old port (Barbican) for the very reason of supplying the Royal Navy, back in the old days. You can visit the distillery & make your own blend. How cool is that !
Oh it's coming.... he did start a gaming channel. Unfortunately it even took over classic cocktail culture.... skynet has arrived, it just has a different look 😅
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I grew up running around the forests of Ontario Canada as a boy scout, as a camper, or portaging through Algonquin park with my dad. Gordon's London Dry Gin tastes like childhood to me.
@@nicholaspachis3186 I almost didn't wanna post it bc I know he's married, but I laughed so hard when he read ingredients & said "I think I'm gonna enjoy this..... whoah, it smells like fish!" All I could think was "man, have I been there before!" 🤣
Well actually in Dutch it's spelled Jevener and they have it in all kinds of flavours, but the originals grain jenevers are the ones we're talking about here. The tastes differ from distillery to distillery, but it mostly varies between like bourbon taste and pure 'Gin' taste. I'm from Antwerp and we have a bar here dedicated to all the gins of the Low Lands (aka Belgium and Holland) and it's always a treat!
Fascinating! I always assumed gin was made from juniper, not just flavored with it! Another fun fact, gin is the only alcohol I've blacked out on. Once with Bombay Sapphire, once with a bottle of Burnett's I found in a bush :D oh to be 20-something again.....
Common mistake, from juniper is (should be) made our national drink called Borovička (e.g. juniper spirit). But do not worry, even I was confused... before starting to drink semi-regularly.
Ideas for videos: Heering versus Kirsch: cherry liqueur variations that are extremely dry and sweet and used in fondue. Or the varieties of Kir Royale, Kir Imperiale and Chambord variations (raspberry liqueur made for emperors). Or different brandies including calvados versus cognac (apples and oranges). Or history of sazerac, anise vs herbsaint, green Chartreuse vs yellow chartreuse and anise variations (making anise drinkable). Or Fernet becoming super popular in spite of it tasting like listerine.
@@chestbumphero I'm pretty sure it was actually Plato playing up how humble Socrates was, which is relevant because Plato is well known for exaggerating how "ascended" Socrates was. Apology and Crito were fascinating reads, Though. They kind of changed my view on philosophy.
"Who knows what they don't know?" Thought you were about to go full Donald Rumsfeld on us there, but then the edit popped the "Unknown unknowns" and we were trails blazing into Zizek territory, baby!
Being from Plymouth myself, seeing Plymouth Gin is other peoples collection of drinks is always nice! Plus I used to love the stuff when I could drink! If I'm ever able to drink again, you can bet I'm gonna be grabbing a bottle because I really miss it! x(
I recentlygot into the Gin game. So far I have not tried many. Tangaray is my go to, Ive had this Norwegian one with a hare/bunny on the bottle and Bombay. I liked them all.
Dude. Hendricks alllllll day. Get some good tonic water and its beautiful, and dangerously easy to drink. Discovered Hendricks at an airport bar with a 8 hour layover. The flight was rough.
Gin is probably my spirit of choice, and funnily enough I can rarely tolerate vodka (Bloody Mary is about it). Gimlets and G&Ts are drinks of choice for a bar, and my favorite gin, I think, is Bombay Sapphire. When I was in Uganda, though, I was introduced to Waragi. (Cheap over there, but good luck finding it in the States.) The name Waragi is a Luganda corruption (essentially) of the phrase "war gin," and it's usually distilled from either bananas (southern Uganda, where it's also called Kasese) or sugar cane (northern Uganda, where it's also called Lira). I was only in the south & southwest of the country, but sometimes I wonder if the Lira style could be considered a bridge between gin and rum. As for the Waragi I had, it was *really* smooth, often more "neutral" than even vodka.
I have been sober for 6 years now but when I did dabble with the nono juice Gin was at the top of the list along with beeru. Great video and very informative you offically have a new subscriber
Really enjoyed this video. As a relative newcomer to your channel this led me to watch a couple of your “tasting” videos - all very enjoyable. I’ve come away with quite a shopping list!
my favorite gin is a dillon's rose gin, made by a small distillery in ontario. the first time i had it was on a trip to niagara falls, and i was blown away by its complex yet delicate flavor
Try Zirbenschnapps ... stone pine liquor. Many people in Austria make that at home but you can buy it aswell. There are good homemade oneself and bad the bought stuff is more or less the same. Except some very small artisanal manufacturers.
I love your videos: the stories, the history, the advice, the bad jokes... all good. Could you give us a song list of the music? Is that Ellington at the beginning? Love it!
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'mother's ruin'
How do you feel about Bombay Gin Sapphire??
Pimm's cup is the cocktail; Pimm's No. 1 is the spirit
I think you should google "klekovaca" if you are interested in gin like or juniper flavored spirits.
“They’ve brought forth juniper berries!”
I once sold a Bee's Knees to a guest that "hated gin" by saying it was made with honey, lemon, and a botanically infused vodka. They loved it.
Well ofc if you mix it in with other stuff like that he won't notice.
@@aenarionthepretender7010 a cocktail balances all the different flavors spirits have into one unique taste
I just find the taste of juniper repulsive. Anything that fixes the taste is fine by me. I'm also mildly allergic to juniper, but it's not like the amount that winds up in a cocktail actually hurts me.
Don't think that's something Dennis would appreciate.
@@NieroshaiTheSable Well its mostly just cheap gins that contain ton of juniper and not much else... Premium gins contain all sorts of herbs & flowers etc.
“I wonder if Greg is still making that vodka with JUNIPER berries mixed in.”
The the mead they reference for sale is actually a drink we sell here in Sweden at christmas time and easter time, just a fun fact
@@VictorDude98 what it made of if i may ask. Im trying new stuff.
forget the list he goes to the block..
salvador hernandez juniper berries I think just a guess
I brought vodka to a gin party. They asked me: "what do you want, milkdrinker?"
"Vodka is essentially unfinished gin"
Those are strong words for someone in советская ракета range.
*Убил Американски шпион*
Cyka blyat
ToxicRaccoon hahaha dont shoot him
From Mother Russia
Actually made me giggle nice one
He is the first man in the world, who answered the topic in 5 sec. GIN IS FLAVOURED VODKA. And I'm still watching his video......WOW
One thing you missed in the history of gin is the phrase "navy strength" which is still used in the rare case that someone decides to make a gin strong enough.
The origin of the term comes from the British Navy, who after the Napoleonic wars switched from giving their sailors a pint of beer per day (takes up a lot of room and spoils quickly) to an eighth pint (or a half gill) of spirits (takes of an eighth of the room and holds up longer). This was most commonly rum, but gin was also often used. Sometimes the distilleries would get greedy and start diluting their spirits more in order to get a bigger batch and thus increase profits thinking the navy'd have a hard time determining the exact ABV of the gin while on board their, but the British Navy were onto this. What they found was that black powder, which was plentiful on warships, would still ignite when soaked in a spirit with an alcohol content of 57% or more, but any less than that and the powder would no longer light up. So the Navy simply started to enforce a 57% minimum alcohol content on everything they bought, and thus the term "navy strength" was coined!
Portsmouth Historical Dockyard sells an absolutely magnificent navy strength gin, made right there in their own distillery. It was so damn fine I ended up sipping basically the whole bottle neat (not in one go) instead of using it in drinks!
Interesting set of facts, thanks for taking the time
I mentioned it in a different post but Helsinki Distillery’s Sailors gin is fantastic, 50 or 60% abv, can’t remember which.
I'd heard the term "Navy strength" before, but had never gotten around to looking up why it was called that. Thanks for the info!
In an Interview with Plymouth someone states they started the Name "navy strength" in the 90s and other Brands just followed them.
Its just about the Name though, they also tell the same origin story about why they upped the proof for sailors.
Gin for officers as well wasn't it?
The Old Tom, "put a coin in the cats mouth" is absolutely true. The gin craze was memorialized by Thomas Hogarth, artist and social reformer, in etchings in the late 1700's. My grandparents house in upstate NY, was surrounded by Juniper bushes. I used to pick a berry, crush it between my fingers and relish the scent. That left me with a sometimes regrettable affection for gin.
You mean William Hogarth. There's a statue of him near where I went to school. He lived in the area. His house is now a museum dedicated to him.
There's no way to actually know if it's true unless you were there. People making pretty pictures isn't evidence of an event occurring.
TIL: I love vodka.
So long as it is gin-flavored.
Schad Dalton exactly
600th like! 😁
He is somewhat incorrect on saying Gin is flavored vodka, because that’s not just what it is.
I saw this at the Lavarstoke distillery for the Bombay Sapphire. They have two huge stills that are about 3 stories tall.
Well I love gin!
As long as it's 'unfinished'.
I work at a distillery, and often times have to give tours. The other tour guides usually give the history and process of our particular distillery but I've found Greg's videos to be extremely helpful in explaining the history of spirits, which really helps me give the tourists a great experience. Thanks bro 👍
Everything you need to know about bitters! Since there's been an explosion of different bitters a understanding for the essential s and your favourite wildcards
Yes,I second this idea
We need to know the bitter truth about bitters.
Ages ago, a barfly interrupted with an exception to my gin and tonic specifications, saying they all taste the same. The bartender kindly provided 5 different shots of his supply and I...blindfolded... was to pick my favorite from the samples. I picked my fave and correctly identified the other 5. Mr. Barfly, who turned out to manage the bareboat charter outfit next to the bar was so impressed he provided a 42' ketch and captain for a weekend of cruising there in the BVI. Thank you, gins.
Greg with disdain all over his face: "it smells like fish, it smells like fish"
Also greg: "let's put it in my mouth"
A damn hero. Not brave, but a hero.
It's not the first thing that smells like fish I've put in my mouth.
Jeremy C a fish barrel?
@@JC-fj7oo I mean I eat fish quite frequently, so yeah that's that!
perfect for a corpse reviver
Well somebody's not a member of the Muff Diver Union
Can you do a video on "what is tequila?" And can you explain the difference between tequila and mezcal and why you would use one or the other in certain drinks? Thank you.
Tequila is distilled agave juice that has been fermented before to produce alcohol.
Watching Greggs’ self-realized epistemological descent into madness is the most relatable thing I’ve ever seen.
Gin is the root of all epistemology
Yea shut up...it’s really not
@@Showtroupt2022 who shat on your day to make u act so rude😂
one_blue_rose I’ve had the best dam day also that was like 5 days ago so your just commenting to comment?
@@Showtroupt2022 ....yeah? That's the point? I cant tell if that's a jab or just like a actual question
"who knows what we don't know" -Slightly tipsy Greg
you now have 69 likes. have a good day.
“Leave no bridge unburned, I guess...” needs to be on a tee shirt in your shop!
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it!
“Vodka is unfinished gin” As a gin drinker, I’m definitely going to start saying that line when asked about vodka.
Hey I also am a big gin fan... any suggestions on good gins we can get stat side.. I am always looking to try a good gin
@@ptravers9077 I'm a big fan of anything Tanqueray or Bombay. The Bombay Bramble is my go to for summer cocktails.
@@nickporter9264 I am not a fan of those two brand but am intrigued by the bramble and will most definitely try it on your recommendation. I do love a new drink and maybe this will make it so I put it in my personal bar to drink. Hers to you .. also if you do like gin please try (McQueen and the violet fog) ... its affordable and very smooth with extra botanicals including lavender.
@@ptravers9077 I will definitely try those out. The bramble goes quite well in a Tom Collins.
@@nickporter9264 now that sounds good a sparkling berry lemon cocktail 👍
Jenever is literally juniper in Dutch, that’s where the name comes from. And gin is the English pronunciation of the first three letters for ease if I recall correctly.
Another fascinating part of gin’s history is “Dutch Courage”, where Dutch soldiers would drink gin to take the edge off the nerves before battle. Pretty neat!
Jenever in old Dutch was also genever, and jenever (juniper in Dutch) is called genevre or genièvre in French. That Dutch j or French g-sound got anglicised and the word was shortened when it crossed the water to England because that second half isn’t feasible: it sounds way too foreign and is especially hard when drunk.
Someone that knows !!! ❤
I really love gin myself so I am very happy you made a video about it, I have learned a lot about its history and different categories that I wasn't really aware of! Right now in Quebec there are a lot of micro distilleries coming out with their unique twist on gins and I am absolutely loving it, there are a lot of unique quality products on our market and it's really feeding my alcoholi... creativity
As a long-time gin lover, Scottish gins changed my world. McQueen's Sweet Citrus gin, when I can get my hands on it, Hendricks any other time. As a recent convert to Scottish gins, I'm looking forward to expanding my palette, and experiencing more of these fantastic creations!
Kaotiqua I personally enjoy Plymouth the most, but Hendrick’s is a close second.
Try a Roku Gin with fentimans yuzu tonic
Hendricks is life. Hendricks is love.
You should try Eden Mill gin too. It's a decent one brewed very close to my home.
@@Bergbergen Roku has been a game changer! So insanely good
I love how the gin is flavored vodka talk works both ways. I had one drink in my menu that had a very citrus gin in it, and my guest said they hated vodka but loved gin. I just sub the gin for vodka and made the exact same drink. Dude loved it. Then I explained what gin was.
Some other time, I had the opposite guest, hated gin but loved vodka. We had a cocktail with lemon and lime infused vodka. He asked me to do something different for him. Just subbed the vodka for some citrus gin and the guys asked for three more of that. When I told it had gin, it seemed like he had seen the face of God.
People hate whatever they used to drink a bunch when younger (usually shitty liquor with shitty mixers) and carry it for life.
“Gin is flavored vodka.”
How DARE you say something so hurtful but so true.
How could he say something so controversial, yet so brave?
I call it spicy vodka.
@@SUPERVANS56 I call it tasty vodka.
Physically clutched my chest at the truth I'd already known
But isn't vodka traditionally made from potatoes? Or was that just a meme?
My home of Nova Scotia, Canada has a growing gin market. I recently picked up a seasonal bottle of rhubarb gin, a wild fruit that grows like crazy in our province. Has that pinkish hue, and hits with a mouthful of tart fruitiness. It’s from Barelling Tide Distillery, and while their rums are not great, their gins are great.
Also:
- Navy Strength or "Navy Gin" = high proof/abv, around 57%.
- Barrel-rested or barrel-aged gin (e.g. Watershed Bourbon Barrel Gin) makes for some killer G&T with a hint of bourbon/oak rounding off the bitter edges. Yum!
Pink Navy Gin- Rested in Herring Barrels.
IMO aged gin is specifically for sipping neat.
YES! Thank You!!! I've been saying this since vodka started making flavors like Bubble Gum. Vodka is a neutral distilled spirit. Flavored Vodka became popularized in the mid-80's. But LONG before that, Gin was created by flavoring a neutral distilled spirit w/ various herbs & traditionally Juniper Berry. Since it was the first to do so, it basically created its own category.
"Man suffers existential crisis over Juniper-flavored Vodka"
Paused at 0:02. You're... at least 3 videos in, maybe as many as five. I love it.
so the most common story the dutch believe on gin is that when the brits and the dutch fought it out in ye' olden days the dutch sailors were given a big ol' swig of 'jenever' and the brits found it so remarkable that the dutch sailors seemed to be much more motivated to do stuff.
So they did their best on trying to recreate that juniper berry distilled 'morale booster' for their own men.
and thus the saying "dutch courage"
Connor!!!
The story I've heard is that jenever was very popular with the brits. So popular that the government put high taxes on it so the people tried to make their own jenever and that became gin.
Björn-Erik Borg that could also be true because Dutch traders weren’t allowed to trade in English ports during the 17th century
Nearly correct. Jenever is indeed a predecessor to gin. The key difference is the malt wine that is used in making jenever. Back then the Brittish couldn't replicate the malt wine used in making jenever and decided to just make jenever without malt wine. This spirit then became gin. The malt wine is also why jenever pairs so well with beer. The Dutch version of a boilermaker is beer with a jenever next to it. Also the second e in jenever is pronounced the same way as the first a in haystack.
Fun fact. Like champagne and cognac, jenever has a "regional appellation" so as of 2007 jenever can only be made in the Netherlands, Belgium and some parts of France and Germany.
@Werewolf O. London, Esq. No it doesn't really. Haha! It goes well with cloudy apple juice!
@@Paul-ke2hg Which is a very popar drink amongst dutch students (because it is cheap af). It's called a Japie (Ya-pee, first syllable emphasized. Sounds less gross that way, haha)
@@Matthijsklaassen haha, dat weet ik maar al te goed Matthijs
And shots of pure young jenever is still drank a lot bij 50+ year old man in the Netherlands. Old jenever has way more flavor and is a kind to whisky.
Nothing you said contradicts him
I was waiting for this video, there's not as much content for gin for gin on youtube compared to whiskey or other spirits.
Had to watch as I've spent the last couple of weeks experimenting with wild foods, including sloes.
Sloes are very astringent, they put lemons to shame and so you only try them off the bush once - and you remember it.
I made some jelly, which is sweet, fragrant and dry like wine. I have some home made sloe gin aging in the cupboard.
Not a gin fan, but im always open to learning about spirits. Btw you dont have to pour that much in the glencairn, it will still do its thing. You can do tiny pours.
But methinks the point is he likes large sips.
Blasphemy , let the man enjoy his gin.
@@MATTA74 he said he didnt want the big pours
Tolerance is probably a factor, he not only makes drinks professionally but drinks them professionally too. Doing it for a living definitely ups a tolerance, especially doing it for as long as he has
I love your factual rambling about...about stuff. It's great
My Cousin Vinny is such an underrated flick!😍💯
Yass
you know why I like your channel?? you talk alot about stories that you dont really know but it makes sense sir ...thank you
Gin, or as my friend calls it "pine needle flavored vodka".
I still love it.
I love this channel so much I discovered it yesterday and I been binge watching this channel non stop
Fun fact: some old English gins are made using turnip.
In the same way Russian vodka is made from potato, and American moonshine is made from corn.
...god damn sugars in everything.
"If you have vegitable you gave alcohol."
@@TheUnholyPosole i mean, spirit is a distilled result of sugar fermentation...
The first gin I ever tried was some kind of knock-off version of Bombay Sapphire. The carrot flavour in that stuff completely overwhelmed me and all my friends thought I was crazy until I pointed out that carrots were in the list of botanicals on the side of the bottle. For years after that I assumed that all gins were 'that weird CARROT spirit' and was extremely confused by the concept of basically all gin cocktails. Luckily I have since learned better and am ready to sample some of the very fun and creative micro-brewery gins that are popping up in my country at the moment.
Now to further explore gin you have to do an episode on Gin and Tonics and try out different pairings between the gins and tonics.
Also I know this isn't a full gin category, but recently I've been coming across a number of cask aged gins which really ends up hitting this nice balance between gin and whisky.
I work in a British pub in the US and we have about 25 gins, all paired appropriately with some fever tree tonic. I think my personal favorite so far is Hendricks with the cucumber tonic.
Tasting different vermouths would be amazing. One episode each for sweet and dry, to get an idea of the different propriety blends
The Gin being presented with the ‘fog’ of dry ice makes them look like a ‘90s rock band about to perform...
The Gin Blossoms
Absolutely love this episode as I start to get into gin more and more. Very interesting information and it's always wonderful to learn more about the things you love.
Gin isn't my favorite to drink, but its amazing in sauces. Love your channel! Bring back the DnD
Elliot Cantu did you say, DnD?
@@lukepoplawski3230 Roll INITIATIVE!!
Luke Poplawski, to be technical, it was typed
Elliot Cantu No, seriously, this guy did DnD content?
@@lukepoplawski3230 he streamed a play session on his twitch channel a couple months back
Hell yeah. I asked for this a few times. So glad you did it. I've been exploring gins since I turned 21 and it's infinitely fascinating
Simple: Gin is a substance that makes me think I can dance.
Spoiler: I cannot dance.
you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind because your friends dont dance and if they don't dance they're no friends of mine
Gin is more of a fighting drink for me and I cant fight
I wanted to try Gin for so long. I had never tried it before and after watching Ryan Reynolds advertise his, I went out and got a cheap one. I got Gordon's.
I hated it. It tasted like licorice, and I hate licorice :/
@@John-X I hate licorice as well, but haven't tasted gin yet that tastes like it.
@@iHawke People noticed, you can tell from the thumbs ups... But like allow me to congratulate you on excellent use of Iconic culture.
I was raised in Plymouth often on the gin. As such it tastes quite different to London.
The Blackfriers distillery remains in the old port (Barbican) for the very reason of supplying the Royal Navy, back in the old days.
You can visit the distillery & make your own blend. How cool is that !
The way the music comes back in at the end of the fish nightmare is total release. Pay your editor well, Greg!
4:14 the Dutch pronunciation for Genever is like "yun-aiver" with the emphasis on "yun".
Lol I noticed how he mispronounced it aswell
I'm just waiting for an episode to be sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends
Oh it's coming.... he did start a gaming channel. Unfortunately it even took over classic cocktail culture.... skynet has arrived, it just has a different look 😅
You are the advertisement
I'd like to think that he's above that
@@ShaneWalta he started a gaming channel...... 😮
@@RichardCranium321 I don't think there's a contract with RUclips where every gaming channel has to sell out to that "game"
Greg, Your What are videos are great. They have great information and you give me ideas.
I don’t drink, but I live learning how to make cocktails! I love the interest and passion you have with alcohol
A significant percentage of my attraction to this channel is the soundtrack.. Love LOVE the rest....but need more in my bar to do em.
"I hope to God it's true."
Don't we all brother. Don't we All
At 4:00 - this is the first sponsor promo that I'm actually going to use...of any RUclips video I've ever watched. This is something I didn't know existed, or that I wanted. :) Thanks!
I would love to see you do the Martinis from Kingsman 1 and 2
One of your best episodes, Greg. And one of your funniest
Love your videos! I have learned a lot from you and your videos. These history videos are really fun so please keep them coming!
I would have liked to hear your breakdown of Hendrick’s Gin, but enjoyed your selection and info.
I grew up running around the forests of Ontario Canada as a boy scout, as a camper, or portaging through Algonquin park with my dad. Gordon's London Dry Gin tastes like childhood to me.
"Smells like fish- & not good fish, let's put it in my mouth" ... must've been a true ladies' man in your prime 😅
Hahahahaha
@@nicholaspachis3186 I almost didn't wanna post it bc I know he's married, but I laughed so hard when he read ingredients & said "I think I'm gonna enjoy this..... whoah, it smells like fish!" All I could think was "man, have I been there before!" 🤣
🤣
Hope he notices this comment hahaha
@@borisvdb oh, he reads them... he's replied a few times to my jokes when not too inappropriate 😊
You've open my eyes to all the new Gins I must partake.
Suggestion: Next "Everything you need to know about" = Moonshine. Check out Spivak's book "Moonshine Nation" for ideas.
YES PLEASE!
I'd like a sake one tbh, feel like there's a lot of interesting history to talk about. Guess depends how comfortable Greg is with talking about it
Yessss, I was just thinking that!
"I'm sorry, have you met Howard?!" Forrest Bondurant, from the film 'Lawless' ;-)
HMMMMM METHANOL
Well actually in Dutch it's spelled Jevener and they have it in all kinds of flavours, but the originals grain jenevers are the ones we're talking about here.
The tastes differ from distillery to distillery, but it mostly varies between like bourbon taste and pure 'Gin' taste. I'm from Antwerp and we have a bar here dedicated to all the gins of the Low Lands (aka Belgium and Holland) and it's always a treat!
Fascinating! I always assumed gin was made from juniper, not just flavored with it!
Another fun fact, gin is the only alcohol I've blacked out on. Once with Bombay Sapphire, once with a bottle of Burnett's I found in a bush :D oh to be 20-something again.....
Common mistake, from juniper is (should be) made our national drink called Borovička (e.g. juniper spirit).
But do not worry, even I was confused... before starting to drink semi-regularly.
Ideas for videos: Heering versus Kirsch: cherry liqueur variations that are extremely dry and sweet and used in fondue. Or the varieties of Kir Royale, Kir Imperiale and Chambord variations (raspberry liqueur made for emperors). Or different brandies including calvados versus cognac (apples and oranges). Or history of sazerac, anise vs herbsaint, green Chartreuse vs yellow chartreuse and anise variations (making anise drinkable). Or Fernet becoming super popular in spite of it tasting like listerine.
Empress 1908 Gin is my all time favourite gin.
Got one today for my birthday, and I'll say Roku Gun is delightful. Very sharp citrus notes, and a subtle peppery tatse
"I know that I know nothing"
-Some dude, probably a smart one, at some point in time
His name was Socrates
@@chestbumphero I'm pretty sure it was actually Plato playing up how humble Socrates was, which is relevant because Plato is well known for exaggerating how "ascended" Socrates was.
Apology and Crito were fascinating reads, Though. They kind of changed my view on philosophy.
Also Scrooge dancing around after surviving the spirits giving him another chance, ‘I never did know anything!’
The first reaction to the nose on the Gin Lane 1751 had me rolling
"Who knows what they don't know?" Thought you were about to go full Donald Rumsfeld on us there, but then the edit popped the "Unknown unknowns" and we were trails blazing into Zizek territory, baby!
Being from Plymouth myself, seeing Plymouth Gin is other peoples collection of drinks is always nice! Plus I used to love the stuff when I could drink! If I'm ever able to drink again, you can bet I'm gonna be grabbing a bottle because I really miss it! x(
I recentlygot into the Gin game. So far I have not tried many. Tangaray is my go to, Ive had this Norwegian one with a hare/bunny on the bottle and Bombay. I liked them all.
Dude. Hendricks alllllll day. Get some good tonic water and its beautiful, and dangerously easy to drink. Discovered Hendricks at an airport bar with a 8 hour layover. The flight was rough.
Try a Roku Gin with fentimans yuzu tonic
You should try Napue, its really good
@@rrrrrr1669 I'm a fan of Beefeater and Canada Dry - some dangerous stuff though. Goes great with - you guessed it - roast beef
You are thinking of Harahorn Gin. One of my favorites.
Gin is probably my spirit of choice, and funnily enough I can rarely tolerate vodka (Bloody Mary is about it). Gimlets and G&Ts are drinks of choice for a bar, and my favorite gin, I think, is Bombay Sapphire.
When I was in Uganda, though, I was introduced to Waragi. (Cheap over there, but good luck finding it in the States.) The name Waragi is a Luganda corruption (essentially) of the phrase "war gin," and it's usually distilled from either bananas (southern Uganda, where it's also called Kasese) or sugar cane (northern Uganda, where it's also called Lira). I was only in the south & southwest of the country, but sometimes I wonder if the Lira style could be considered a bridge between gin and rum.
As for the Waragi I had, it was *really* smooth, often more "neutral" than even vodka.
"It smells like fish." [jazz music stops]
Absolutely brilliant episode, nice mix and progression. Thanks
Drinking game:
Shot everytime Greg says "Gin"
*crash, muffled thud*
you still alive?
This is my ghost thanking you for killing me before the Coronavirus did
Careful there, you want to kil people D:
@@coolsushi6624 That much alcohol would kill most kinds of virus.
Yes!!! Was waiting for my number one RUclips crush to do a vid on my number three favorite spirit!!
I had to drop in here for my favorite type of alcohol.
Same
I have been sober for 6 years now but when I did dabble with the nono juice Gin was at the top of the list along with beeru. Great video and very informative you offically have a new subscriber
My favorite type of Juniper comes from Vergerberg.
Don't you mean your favorite type of Yennefer comes from Vengerberg
I just met a man I loved to listen too...He told me a Story about Gin. Cheers 🍸
This episode should be called “some facts (maybe) on gin.”
Hey Greg, someone from The Netherlands (Holland) here! Jenever is actually pronounced "Juhnaevur", but you made a pretty good effort :). Great video!
With R.O.B. the robot making a cameo in this video, Greg from How to Drink is now officially eligible to appear in Super Smash Brothers.
Really enjoyed this video. As a relative newcomer to your channel this led me to watch a couple of your “tasting” videos - all very enjoyable. I’ve come away with quite a shopping list!
A possible subtitle for this channel:
One man's search for truth and words...
my favorite gin is a dillon's rose gin, made by a small distillery in ontario. the first time i had it was on a trip to niagara falls, and i was blown away by its complex yet delicate flavor
Finally, an episode to keep everyone’s aunts happy
It's me. I'm everyone's aunt
No I'm everyone's ant
"Leave no bridge unburned..." Love it!
Plymouth, a wholly mediocre city (at best). The weather, people and scenery is miserable. BUT DAMN, WE MAKE SOME FINE GIN!
My Dutch grandfather and great aunt would always add a few dashes of Angostura to their genever, and that's great on it's own!
@2:38 Greg discovers Epistemology.
Try Zirbenschnapps ... stone pine liquor. Many people in Austria make that at home but you can buy it aswell. There are good homemade oneself and bad the bought stuff is more or less the same. Except some very small artisanal manufacturers.
Was that his wife berating him for his heavy pour? 😂
I love these videos! they are informative and it is useful info as a bartender and a gin lover
My friend Eugene couldn't talk right when he was a kid, we called him sloe gin
Another considerable note in Gin history is Slovak Borovička, it’s existed since at least 1200’s too, and is also basically a juniper grain spirit.
Both of the ways you pronounced jenever weren’t really the Dutch pronunciation
Ps: love your vids
I love your videos: the stories, the history, the advice, the bad jokes... all good. Could you give us a song list of the music? Is that Ellington at the beginning? Love it!