Episode 37 - The sophistication of the Daiquiri

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Hello and Welcome to Episode 37By far the biggest bit of news this week is still the news that Paul has left his job of 17 years. I am still so over the moon for him. I am also suitably impressed at their new website. It is really slick and really improves the navigation. If you have a moment why not go on and have a look.Sip and Share have grown past 200 members. So proud of you Kate. I will be going live on YouTube this time not this Friday but next Friday 19th February at 20:00. I am going to be talking with Tristan from Massingberd-Mundy all about Marie Jeanne.He is my instagram should this week.

Review

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Weekly Gin Recommendatio Dulwich ginI have always been a big fan of dill. Even when I had to chop a lot of it to add to Gravalax when I worked in Munich.Nose - vague smell of dill. Not the normal in your faceFlavour profile dry slight delay then a slight acidic tone follow by a smoothness full of dill, which almost dances on your tongue and then finally you get a bit of heat from the alcoholI quite like it as a sipping gin. Could really see it working with a gravalax.With tonic, usual Mediterranean get dryness and a much clearer dill taste.Absolutely desperate to try this as a dirty martini. Also keen to finally try some bourbon as I think it might go very well with this. Such a fun flavour. Will keep you posted on other cocktailsIt has a proud place on my gin shelf. Thank you to The Botanical Trading Company.The sophistication of the DaiquiriDaiquiri = Sophistication, Suarve & PanacheErnest Hemingway allegedly had 15 in a night. I struggle to do 4 cocktails if I am lucky before I got to sleep !!

Where did it come from ?

Jennings Stockton Cox from the iron mines of Daiquiri in Cuba. Came up because ran out of gin ! That was very careless that would not happen to you or me. John F Kennedy sipped Daiquiris after beating Nixon in 1960’s Traditional recipe with rum I am always keen to find a good gin. This week I tried it with Rhamanta and it was really nice. Basic recipe 2 parts alcohol, 1 part citrus and 1/2 part sugarSometime I use sugar syrup but I have just recently invested into the wide plethora of Monin syrups so I tend to use. I have got flavours from Strawberry to honey to hibiscusThis basic recipe kind of works really for any spirit but I think it work for gin really well. These days I am a bit of a lime fan so I would probably try and mix it to that but you could easily go down the orange or the lemon route and find a suitably well chosen gin.

Gins to try it with

Dulwich with a bit of a dill vibeLove with RhamantaVery interested to try with Stockport Pink Edition or Twist of Lime EditionWould love to try with Lind and LimeGreat with Pear or L’Orange gin from The Edge GinThunderflower for that liquorice kind of flavourLAW gin from Ibiza for lots of interest flavoursLike all cocktails the fun is adding things to them or making them better by adding further alcoholInstagram Community Shout Out

@tristan.jorgensen_

My shoutout this week is to someone very special. He is the first real distiller that I met. I did my first live with him and I am going to my first YouTube live with him too. He is one of those people that amazes you and pushes you. He wanted to use single malt whiskey in our first meeting and I can’t tell you what he has asked for in the live on YouTube but it has really got me out of my comfort zone in a good way.Started distilling on the island of Isla. Moved round various places and ended up at Massingberd MundyProduced two great gins. Burrell’s and Marie JeanneI love his recent pictures of the snowI always love his posts about Angelica, his still.He did a post recently where he had just finished a batch of the Marie Jeanne gin and had to add in that it had been named no.1 gin at the craft gin club. Does not surprise me.Great post with Paul Burrell holding a bottle of Burrell’sNice picture showing Tristan and the sloes he collected whilst on the telly on BBC Countryfile. Is he making Sloe gin ? Can I get in on a bottle ?I also really like the post where he is standing next to Charles Burrell Get In ContactIM me at @ginignite Instagram or @ginignite on TwitterE-Mail me at gin.gossip@ginignite.comIf you have ideas IM me or e-mail at podcast.ideas@ginignite.comIf you want to be on the show then IM me or e-mail me at podcast.star@ginignite.com
Final ThoughtThe thing that I like about the gin community that I have met so far is that no one judges anyone for what they believe, what they look like or who they choose to be.The world would be a better place if everyone took that view.Grab your drink, toast those you love, enjoy your weekend and whether your decide to party or stay in I will be with you in spirit !!!Seriously though enjoy your weekend and I look forward to joining you for another episode next Friday.Cheers