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Gordon's London Dry Gin, considered the most popular gin in the world is 40%abv / 80proof in the US and for export, but available at higher percentages in England. Triple-distilled, the gin contains juniper, coriander seeds, angelica root, and other botanicals. The nose is primarily juniper with nice floral and spice notes. The taste is sharp and dry with juniper as a solid base holding up the hints of the botanicals, mainly spices, but with the tiniest hint of the acidity of citrus, but without any sweetness. Drunk straight it has the nice tingle on the lips that you get with some gins, but has a hot finish. I like Gordon's on the rocks and in GnT's for its clean taste, but in a martini I want something more complex that can stand up to the hint of vermouth.In the UK Gordon's gin is considered the standard, for some reason it isn't considered as well in the US, except possibly by me. I consider it my personal standard of a traditional gin to which I compare other gins. Gordon's Gin is unique in that it holds the English Royal Warrant for gin. Supposedly the recipe for Gordon's is known to only 12 people in the world and has been kept a secret for the 237 years since Alexander Gordon invented it in 1769.
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11-14-2006 @2:21PM Mike Kucharo said... I just wish that of the 12 who know the recipe would share it with their distiller in the United States. While I agree that Gordon's London Dry Gin is, or should be, the gold standard to compare others against. Unfortunately for the US consumer that only holds true for the IMPORTED version. The gin that's distilled and bottled in the United States just doesn't measure up. I don't know if the recipe is somehow different, if it's the water, or possibly made different because of US laws, but whatever the reason the US version is harsh and much more astringent. I always ask friends who may be traveling to the UK to bring me a bottle of the "real thing" on their return. It's easy to tell as the label is different and notes that it is "imported from Great Britain" and "distilled and bottled in Great Britain." The back label also clearly notes the address of the distillery in London. I think this may also explain the price difference. In the UK Gordon's is considered a premium gin and is priced accordingly. In the US, Gordon's is "popularly priced" well below the other premium gins.
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11-15-2006 @5:41PM Steve.C said... I have to agree with Mike! As an Ex-Pat Brit living in Toronto, The Canadian version is even worse! Unfortunately Gordons licence local production around the world & the taste varies from Country to Country! The English version(Stylish dark green bottle sophisticated label!) evokes the taste of Tanquery! suggestion:drink it while on vacation in England!
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