spirit
Gin
Vodka rerun through a garden
Neutral spirit redistilled with juniper and botanicals. Low in congeners but botanical oils can carry trace allergens.
- Typical ABV
- 37.5–47%
- Base
- Grain neutral spirit
- Distillation
- Redistilled with botanicals
Category hangover index
3/10
Light
Chemistry profile
- Congeners
- Low
- Histamines
- Very Low
- Polyphenols
- Low
- Sulfites
- Very Low
- Tannins
- Very Low
- Sugar
- Very Low
- Additives
- Low
Gin starts where vodka ends: a clean neutral spirit redistilled with juniper, coriander, citrus peels, and other botanicals. The base is clean, but the botanical oils are why some drinkers get headaches from gin and not vodka.
What changes the chemistry
- ▸Botanical load and method (vapor vs maceration)
- ▸London Dry vs Old Tom (added sugar)
- ▸Barrel-aged gins pick up tannins
Common allergens: junipercoriandercitrus
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