Gin and Juice

Welcome back my fellow mixers to another issue of Mixers for you Mixer! For today, we will explore a concoction for our new spirit, Gin. This easy and simplistic mixer is known as “Gin and Juice”.  As its name implies, this combination involves Gin and juice from a variety of fruit. So without further ado, let us create and explore “Gin and Juice”.

For this mixer, the following ingredients are required:

Gin (your preference. For myself, I will choose Bombay Sapphire Gin)

Orange Juice

Grapefruit Juice

Lime

Now let’s get started!

Step #1

Pour 2 oz. of your preferred gin and grapefruit juice, and  3 oz. orange juice in to shaker

Step #2

Fill a highball glass ¾ of the way with ice cubes and the pour into shaker

Step #3

Shake well and pour mixture back into highball glass.

Step #4

Garnish with a slice of lime and serve

Step #5

ENJOY!!

This simplistic mixer serves as a great staple at any get-together. I truly enjoyed it. The whole grapefruit and orange juice combination still seems a little odd in terms of mixer pairings, but still turned out to be a winner in my books. Well…this mixes up another issue of Mixers for your Mixer! Until next time my fellow mixers…HAPPY MIXING!

The "Woody" Liquor - Gin

A royal liquor!

Welcome back my fellow mixers to another issue of Mixers for you Mixer! Today, we move forward away from Jagermeister for now and towards a new intriguing spirit. At this point, I thought I was going to be my warpath of rambling on and on all of these great drinks that I get to sample. However, it wasn’t until recently that I realized that I forgot a very important liquor that I would be ashamed not to mention in a blog revolving around mixed drinks.  So without further ado, I would like to present to you all: Gin.

Gin – A brief history

Gin’s origin can be traced as far back as the 11^th century.  The first production of Gin was by Italian monks during the era of the Black Plague. It was discovered somewhat by accident when the monks were mixing juniper berries with malted spirits. Despite this, the Dutch physician Franciscus Sylvius has been credited with this liquors creation during the 17^th-century.  During the early 18^th century, in London, turpentine was used in the combination with the Gin in order to give it a notable “woody” flavor and scent.  In times of prohibition, Gin was the most commonly made spirit simply due to its simplicity to create. These spirits were referred to as “bathtub gins”.

I hope this brief history Gin has gotten your mixing blood rearing to get crazy with this simple liquor. Until next time my fellow mixers…HAPPY MIXING!