Beginner's guide to GIN! A history & tasting of various styles

Merch! 👉 https://exlsv.com/collections/anders-erickson Today’s video is all about Gin! This is an essential bottle to have behind your bar, but with so many producers and styles to choose from, it can be overwhelming. To further understand this category of spirits, we’re going all the way back to the beginning. We’ll cover gin’s history, some various styles, a few of my go-to gins, and of course we’ll taste along the way! With new expressions of gin continuously being introduced, there’s no need to feel intimidated. This is an exciting time to explore new bottles! Cheers! My bottle collection at Curiada 👉 https://bit.ly/ginbottlesandmore New customers use code ERICKSON for $5 off! Use code ANDERS for free shipping on orders over $200! My newsletter: https://anderserickson.com Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨 TIME STAMPS Intro: 0:00 What is Gin: 1:21 Genever: 2:24 Early Gin: 3:45 Cordial Gin: 5:39 Old Tom: 6:39 A New Still: 8:01 London Dry: 8:45 Other Dry Gins: 9:58 Plymouth: 10:58 Navy Strength: 11:53 New American: 13:40 Barrel-Aged: 16:44 Sign Off: 18:01 For further reading on everything spirits-related (and a source for much of this information), I strongly recommend: The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails 📖 https://amzn.to/30Ij7I8 THE BOTTLES ON THE TABLE Bols Genever Original Plymouth Sloe Gin Scofflaw Old Tom Gin Beefeater London Dry Gin Broker’s London Dry Gin The Botanist Islay Dry Gin Martin Millers Gin Plymouth Gin Plymouth Navy Strength Tanglin Black Powder Gin St. George Terroir Gin Journeyman Bilberry Black Hearts Gin Death’s Door Gin Koval Barreled Gin THE TOOLS The Glencairn Glass: https://amzn.to/3icRVr7 My workhorse double jigger: https://amzn.to/3lmmKrK My go-to large shaking tin: https://amzn.to/33vnMLJ My go-to small cheater tin: https://amzn.to/3qecbe5 Hawthorne strainer: https://amzn.to/2VBUSWh Fine mesh strainer: https://amzn.to/4akT1dn My favorite mixing glass: https://amzn.to/46KrrTX Bar spoon: https://amzn.to/3wkkDhg Julep strainer: