Gin

I can’t think of Gin without also remembering Ms. Hannigan soaking in a bathtub of it. Clearly, movies influenced my ideas about booze from an early age, and Carol Burnette playing the most deliciously twisted prohibition era villain in “Annie” is one of my favorites. I didn’t realize it then, but that movie was illustrating a point about prohibition era drinking: gin was cheap and easy to make a home.

I grew up thinking Gin was made in the bathtubs of orphanages. Turns out that little detail was referencing the practice of making gin more drinkable by diluting it in a bathtub. Liquor ingenuity never ceases to amaze me.

From London Dry, to herbaceous Mediterranean Gins, to Old Tom Gins to fruit forward local blends, there is a world of Gin to explore, and far more ways to drink than simply with Tonic & Lime (although there is absolutely nothing wrong there!). If you’re not a Gin drinker, but want to dip your toes in, I suggest trying something like an Aviation to tempt your palate.

Before embarking on this Savidge Kitchen adventure, I was not a big fan of Gin. But it’s only because I hadn’t explored enough. There are as many different gins as there are countries in the world (if not more), and depending on the blend of botanicals used, the flavor profiles are completely different. I recommend starting close to home- see if your city or state is home to a distillery, and find out what makes their blend special. Bonus points if you drink it in the bathtub.

Bitter & Twisted
Gin & Juice
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Eucalyptus Martini
Aviation
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