Bombay Sapphire - Gin

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Stubby's gin - Bombay Sapphire
Post by stubbydrainer » Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:21 am

after a ga-zillion requests for my gin recipe I thought I better post it here in experimental because it is still a work in progress using a 1" pot still on a 8 ltr boiler so this is the way I have been making it.
It makes a gin very comparable to Bombay Sapphire, if not better.

for a 2l boiler charge you need these ingredients

30g of juniper berries
15g of corriander seed
2g of angelica root
2g of Cassia bark ( not cinnaman sticks )
2g of liquorice root
4-6 drops of almond essence
2g of grains of paradise
2g of cubeb berries
0.2g of lemon/lime zest
0.2g of orris root powder

grind the above in a spice grinder ( medium to course )
place grounds in 1 ltr of GOOD CLEAN neutral that is 45%abv. ( I do it in a 5 lltr demi-john ) for 24 hrs , shaking it up occasionally
after 24 hrs add another 1 ltr of the neutral ( @ 45% abv. )
give it a bit of a shake up
pour into the lil boiler and distill

Chuck out the first 50-75 ml and collect the rest, cutting off when the oily streaks are visible in the distillate and before the oils start to make a cloudy appearance in the jar
( small jars are good for this )

Dilute it down to 43%abv. bottle it , and sit on a shelf until it clears (it can get a cloudyness to it when first broken down )
this can take up to 3 weeks
( well it has for me anyway, and it's like most things , leave it longer and the better it is, but I have a minimum of 8 -10 days , it is a lot smoother than consumed straight away )
Once clear, enjoy it any way you like, I like it in tonic with a slice of lime and plenty of ice