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Hi my name is Ben and I am a podcaster and gin lover. I am biased but I believe the world is a better place with gin in it. Over the last few months I have been inspired by many happy folk on Instagram and their amazing love for gin. It has been an interesting journey but not one I want to continue alone. So saddle up and let's share the next gin story together. This is a weekly show published on Friday at 09:00 BST ready for the weekend. I will be interviewing some of the biggest and some of the smallest distilleries, bar owners and basically anyone who wants to profess their love for gin. Alternatively there will be me and a story. Rest assured there will always be gin. If you are in the gin industry I want to talk to you and learn more and I want to help you grow your following. If you are a lover of gin then I want to give you some ginspiration by the gin I meet through the podcast. Fill your glass up, grab the tonic and let's being our journey together. The podcast will go live on 26th June 2020 Language: en Genres: Arts, Food, Hobbies, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 38 - The Ying and Yang of Sugar Syrup
Episode 38
Thursday, 18 February, 2021
Welcome To The Gin Ignite PodcastWhether you want to party or have a quiet night in gin will igniteNewsWelcomeHello and Welcome to Episode 38Are you getting value from the podcast ?Do I need to have more guests on ?Would I be better embracing lives ?This week live with Tristan from Massingberd MundyReviewReviews really help the podcast in a given podcast directory. So if you did have a chance to review the podcast I would be most gratefulWeekly Gin RecommendationWeekly Gin Recommendation is Leonards Lee Gardens Botanical GinLeonards Lee is very close to where I live and I was given this as Christmas by Jon and Elaine. Shout out to you two.It is from a really exciting gin distillery very close to me called Cabin Pressure spirits and it really embodies the true kind of country garden flavour in a lovely floral ginThe nose of the gin has a sweet floral aromaThe flavour profile starts with a dryness followed by a rose flavour sweetened by the honey and elongate with the chamomile. At the end of the profile you get the lavender which is a really lovely bonus.In tonic the flavour completely changes and the lavender really comes to the front of the profile. I think this would be really interesting in a cocktail with a lavender based sugar syrup of The Starlino Rose Aperitivo. The are so many interesting flavours to play off.I didn't think I would be saying this but this has definitely got to the top of my long buying list and one I would really recommend trying. They also do a 10cl bottle which is really good for testing purposes.The Ying and Yang of Sugar SyrupsAlcohol often is not calorific but a few cocktails are not the best thing for you but we still like to have themYou know not great safest way to browse the internet have not internetInteresting experiment as I have finished quite a few of the peripheral spirits like Strawberry and Raspberry liqueurs etc could I replace them with sugar syrupDouble whammy of sugar hit and high performance tasteThe answer is a profound yes. Less alcohol. More tasteSo I decided to buy Le Sirop de Monin. I have had their sugar syrup for ages. For the live tonight Tristan encourage me to buy one which started off this processIf you want to know about that one you will have to listen in tonightStrawberry - already used in Daiquiri but would like to use in Martini. Rich tasteBlackberry - lots of serves recently by Nessymixedit which included thisHibiscus - really gorgeous flavour. Bit Campriesequ dry so I have found adding additional Raspberries good ideaRaspberry - would be ideal with Marie Jeanne or Stockport’s Pink gin. Really lovely flavour or RhamantaHoney - lots of hot serves recently have had honey in. Really nice not too sweet and really runny. Does not work with pancakes as it is a bit insipid.Pineapple - really looking forward to using this very soon. Not quite sure how.So many other flavours like floral Rose, Lavender or VioletCoconut or Passionfruit Mango or VanillaCherry, Ginger, Lychee (Claire at The Edge Gin) Go out there and try them. I sincerely don’t think that you will disappointed.Instagram Community Shout Out@theedgeginClaire is one of the most lovely people I know and she is fantastic to talk to. She came on the podcast in Episode 14 and was brilliant in describing her brandThe Edge is such a playful brand all around the Wizard at Alderley Edge. It really inspires so many people and is such an...
