The general trend in gin these days is to infuse it with ever more exotic botanicals and other unusual ingredients to make as distinctive a spirit as possible. However, New Amsterdam, a new gin from the E.&J. Gallo Winery in California (their first non-grape product), is more about subtlety. The quintessential gin component juniper is suppressed in this "straight" concoction, which with its citrusy notes produces a lighter, cleaner, less "ginny" gin than you're no doubt used to. The name refers to the 17th-century Dutch settlement that became New York City and the modernistic bottle features a slice of the Manhattan skyline.
See the gallery for some neat New Amsterdam cocktail recipes formulated to highlight this fresh, summery spirit.
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6-25-2008 @ 1:13PM
Michael Lyn said...
Tried it and I found not very subtle. The citrus was too strong and artificial. Can't compare to the Junipero's, Hendricks or 209's of the world. I would describe it as 'aftershave-esque'.
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