Time for More Gin

Christmas will be coming sooner than I expect, so I thought I'd get get ahead of things and get some gin made for presents.. and to replenish our supply of Tassel Nanobrewery Gin.

This is only my second batch this year, and here's how I varied the recipe from last time. I added back just a small amount of cassia and some Orris root and upped the cardamoms and fennel to add a bit more dark flavours and cut back on the citrus...

Botanical	Last Time	This Time
Juniper	30g	30g
Coriander	13.5g	12g
Angelica	3g	1g
Cardamom	2g	2.5g
Lemon Peel	10g	8g
Orange Peel	10g	8g
Fennel	2g	3g
Pink Peppercorns	2g	3g
Liquorice	1g	1g
Cassia	0	0.5g
Ginger	1g	1g
Grains of Paradise	2g	1g
Rose Petals	1g	1g
Elderflower	1g	0
Allspice	0	0.5g
Orris Root	0	0.5g

Here's the mixture in 1L of vodka... 

...which I left infusing for 24 hours

Distillation under way...

And here it is diluted to 40% ABV and bottled.

And the result of the taste test? That seems to have come out OK 😀.