June 6, 2022

Gin – 112 types to Pick From

Gin, in its most basic terms, is a liquor of approximately 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof) or greater that is derived from grain distillation and primarily flavored with juniper berries (or juniper extract). In FACT… gin gets its name from the Dutch word for juniper, which is genever.

Gin likely traces its origins to liquors produced back in the Middle Ages, with references to a spirit flavored with “genever” referenced in a 13th Century. By the 1600s, the Dutch were producing gin in earnest, with hundreds of distilleries in the city of Amsterdam alone.

Gin, like so many things, was originally produced as a medicine. It was distributed by “chemists” for the treatment of ailments such as gout and dyspepsia. Consumed in large enough quantities, it likely did help ameliorate perception of the symptoms associated these issues and many others, such as “Coward’s Fist,” though only for a few hours at a time. Gin gained in popularity doing the Thirty Years’ War, when British soldiers fighting on Dutch land were bolstered with “Dutch Courage” by, y’know, drinking gin.

Gin remained popular with the Brits, notable for its use by soldiers and colonials living in lands prone to malaria infections: gin was excellent at masking the unpleasant, bitter flavor of the anti-malarial alkaloid quinine, a necessity for the susceptible foreigners. This medical elixir developed into the Gin & Tonic we know and love to this day.

Certain types of gin can be enjoyed neat or on the rocks, such as Bombay Sapphire, a variety produced with no fewer than 10 “botanicals,” including juniper and lemongrass. Other gins are perfectly suited for blending in cocktails. Tanqueray comes to mind: it has been distilled according to the same basic recipe for nearly 200 years now. And for the record, that makes it a relative newcomer. Many distilleries have been producing the same type of gin since the early 1700s.

 

This is the range of Gin that we have:

  1. Adelaide Hills Distillery 78 Degrees Gin 700ml
  2. Adelaide Hills Distillery Sunset Gin 70
  3. AHD Green Ant Gin 700mL
  4. Applewood Gin 500ml
  5. Applewood Strawberry Gum
  6. Applewood Geraldton Wax
  7. Applewood Peppermint Gum
  8. Archie Rose Distiller’s Strength Gin 700mL
  9. Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin 700mL
  10. Aviation Gin 700ml
  11. Beefeater Pink Gin 700ml
  12. Beefeater Gin 50mL
  13. Beefeater Gin 700ml
  14. Bombay Sapphire Gin 200ml
  15. Bombay Sapphire Gin 700ml
  16. Black’s Irish Gin
  17. Blackwater No.5 Gin
  18. Blackwater Wexford Strawberry Gin
  19. Blackwater Barry’s Tea Gin
  20. Brookies Byron Slow Gin 700mL
  21. Bulldog Gin 700ml
  22. Citadelle Gin 700ml
  23. Dingle Original Gin 700ml
  24. Eden Mill HOP Gin
  25. Eden Mill LOVE Gin
  26. Eden Mill OAK Gin
  27. Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin 700ml
  28. Four Pillars Christmas Gin 700ml
  29. Four Pillars Dry Island Gin 700ml
  30. Four Pillars Modern Australian Gin 700ml
  31. Four Pillars Navy Proof Gin 700ml
  32. Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin 700ml
  33. Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin 700ml
  34. Gabriel Boudier Saffron Gin 700ml
  35. Generous Gin
  36. Giniversity London Dry Gin 500ml
  37. Giniversity Botanical Gin 500ml
  38. Giniversity Barrel Aged Gin 500ml
  39. Giniversity Smoked Hemp Gin 500ml
  40. Gingle Bells 6 set
  41. Gin Mare 700mL
  42. Gordons London Dry Gin 700ml
  43. Haymans Old Tom Gin 700mL
  44. Herno Gin 500ml
  45. Herno Juniper Cask Gin 500ml
  46. High Spirits Black Truffle Gin 700ml
  47. High Spirits Strawberry Gin 700ml
  48. High Spirits Dry Gin 700ml
  49. High Spirits Hempseed Gin 700ml
  50. Hippocampus Dry Gin 700ml
  51. Hippocampus Jungle Gin 700mL
  52. Hippocampus Barrel Aged Gin 700mL
  53. Hippocampus Raspberry Gin 700mL
  54. Hendricks Gin Min 50ml
  55. Hendricks Gin 350ml
  56. Hendricks Gin 700ml
  57. Hendricks Midsummer Solstice Gin 700mL
  58. Hobart No. 4 Single Malt Gin 700mL
  59. Husk Distillers Ink Gin 700mL
  60. Jawbox Belfast Cut Classic Dry Gin
  61. Jawbox Pineapple and Ginger Gin Liq
  62. Jawbox Rhubarb and Ginger Gin Liq
  63. Jinzu Premium British Gin 700mL
  64. Ki No Bi Dry Gin 700ml
  65. Ki No Bi Sei Gin 700ml
  66. Ki No Bi Tea Gin 700ml
  67. Lawrenny Van Diemen’s Gin 500ml
  68. Le Gin Carmina Christian Drouin
  69. Le Gin Blanc Christian Drouin
  70. Monkey 47 Dry Gin 500ml
  71. Monkey 47 Sloe Gin 500ml
  72. Mountain Gin 500mL
  73. Musgrave Gin
  74. Musgrave Pink Gin
  75. Never Never Fancy Fruit Cup 500mL
  76. Never Never Juniper Freak Gin 500mL
  77. Never Never Southern Strength Gin 500ml
  78. Never Never Triple Juniper
  79. Nikka Coffey Gin 700ml
  80. Nosferatu Blood Orange Gin
  81. Old Youngs Common Gin 700ml
  82. Old Youngs Six Seasons Gin 700ml
  83. Old Youngs 1827 Gin 700ml
  84. Old Youngs 1829 Gin 700ml
  85. Panarea Island Gin 700ml
  86. Panarea Sunset Gin 700ml
  87. Plymouth Gin 700ml
  88. Poor Toms Fool Strength Gin 700ml
  89. Poor Toms Sydney Dry Gin 700ml
  90. Poor Toms Strawberry Gin 700ml
  91. Prince Albert Gin 700ml
  92. Rochford Pinot Gin
  93. Rochford Chardonnay Gin
  94. Roku Gin 700ml
  95. Sipsimith London Dry Gn 700ml
  96. Sipsmith Sloe Gin 500ml
  97. Sipsmith VJOP Gin 700ml
  98. Smith’s Eden Valley Rock Gin 700mL
  99. Spirit of Little Things Gin 700mL
  100. Tanqueray Gin 700ml
  101. Tanqueray No 10 Gin 700mL
  102. Tattarang Springs Australian Botanical
  103. Tattarang Springs Bottle Brush
  104. The Botanist Islay Dry Gin 700ml
  105. The London No. 1 Original Blue Gin 700mL
  106. The Melbourne Gin Company Dry Gin 700mL
  107. The Melbourne Gin Company Single Shot
  108. Underground Spirits Gin 700mL
  109. West Winds Cutlass Gin 700mL
  110. West Winds Sabre Gin 200mL
  111. West Winds Sabre Gin 700ml
  112. West Winds Broadside Gin 700mL

 

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Ingrediants: St Germain, Cucumber, Fresh Lime, Soda & Henderick’s Gin

 

By Steven John,