In a 2013 column on the subject, they advised using gin distilled with real juniper berries. They said the cheapest gins are made with artificial juniper flavoring. They gave no advice on brands.

Washington, D.C.'s District Distilling goes wild with junipers harvested in West Texas. See where the gin maker sources berries for a distinct spirit.

"Juniper berries are the backbone of all gin," said Maiellano. Next, add the proprietary blend of spices and botanicals to the bottle and let it rest for another 12 hours.

On March 20, the first day of spring, Spirit Hound Distillers will re-release its seasonal Eleanor Gin, a tribute to its longtime juniper berry supplier, Eleanor Suttle. The 91-year-old forager ...

Give this gin a nice nosing and your nostrils will fill with the fragrances of juniper berries, fresh mint, and herbal hints. The palate is filled with sweet almonds, dried orange peels, and ...

Juniper berries, long a standard for adding their unique zing to everything from sauerkraut to gin, can be used to make a brew of aromatic spices perfect for creating mocktails.

Juniper berries are desired by birds as a winter food source, but they are also edible for humans. Flavor of foliage and berries are tart and sharp with hints of resin and citrus. Both are popular ...

In 2019 they launched an award-winning mildly sweet effervescent soft drink, Re-Crafted Crafter’s Junibeer, which also uses juniper berries from gin-making.

Juniper berry: the herbaceous and aromatic “fruit” of the cypress tree is the only ingredient required to classify a spirit as gin. Beyond that, gin provides a beautiful and boozy blank slate ...

Gin is great. The (generally) grain spirit takes on a secondary botanical distillation with herbs, berries, citrus, and florals that makes almost every gin unique. Juniper berries are the through ...