Tassel Gin #18

I decided to use a bit of a different recipe and method for this batch of gin - my second batch this year.

I had been reading about different recipes and decided I try my hand at a recipe based on that used for Tanquerey gin. This article explains it is based on 4 core botanicals - Juniper, Coriander, Angelica Root and Liquorice root. So this was my recipe this time compared to my last.in Jul (see here).

Botanical	Last Time	This Time
Juniper	30g	30g
Coriander	10g	15g
Angelica	1g	4g
Liquorice	0g	4g
Lemon Peel	8g	2g
Cardamom	1.5g	0g
Orange Peel	8g	0g
Fennel	2.5g	0g
Pink Peppercorns	3g	0g
Cassia	0.5g	0g
Ginger	1g	0g
Grains of Paradise	1g	0g
Rose Petals	1g	0g
Elderflower	1g	0g

You will see that I didn't use the column, just the alembic configuration. As before I steeped my botanicals for 24 hours before distilling

After 24 hours it looked like this.

The first jar of distillate.

And here's the result. 

How close will it be to Tanqueray in taste remains to be seen, but I think from tasting as I went that the Angelica and Liquorice may be a bit too prominent. Good enough to give as Christmas presents, though, from a first taste.