Barrel Aged Gin Martini

At clyde common the negroni is the flagship barrel aged drink along with a coffee manhattan where a barrel is pre seasoned with coffee beans before the cocktail is aged.

Barrel aged gin martini.

Bols has been in the genever and gin game since the 16 th century. Ransom s barrel aged old tom gin currently spends eight to 10 months in toasted oak barrels and has become the company s most popular product. It s been aged in a 5 liter cask for 7 8 weeks. At copper kings heron s had success with a lot of classics including the negroni sazerac boulevardier manhattan gin martini and old fashioned.

It s amazing how much the cocktail develops in the barrel. Stir all ingredients over ice. This particular example of genever leans more on its malty character with the botanicals and oak very much in the background so it smacks of honey. Genever the malt spirit that is a precursor to gin was often aged in barrels.

Dolin blanc vermouth de chambéry. 2 parts western son barrel select gin 1 part fresh lemon 3 4 part honey 2 dashes apple cider vinegar 1 dash bitters 1 sprig of charred rosemary. The concept of barrel aging gin isn t really new. Strain into coupe or martini glass.

Barrel aged gin isn t a truly new concept. Dolin blanc vermouth de chambéry. 3 dashes orange bitters. Later gin was stuck in a barrel as a mode of transportation and storage in the 18th and early 19th centuries where it naturally picked up some oak characteristics.

3 dashes orange bitters. The dutch spirit genever was a precursor to modern gin and is made with a barrel aged malt liquor. Swapping old gin for new in this twist on the classic gin martini. By wayne curtis.

This classic gin based cocktail develops a smooth deep flavor after being aged in an oak barrel for 3 weeks. 2 parts western son barrel select gin 1 part dry vermouth. This particular release is somewhat more modern than a bruegel painting drawing on 19 th century inspirations and aged in french oak casks for 18 months. The lillet blanc is a french aperitif wine that ages 12 months in oak casks.

Swapping old gin for new in this twist on the classic gin martini. Nicklas has chosen a plymouth navy strenght 57 gin for the purpose as he wanted make a proper distinctive and spirit forward vesper martini.