Schlichte Steinhager Dry Gin 40%abv / 80 proof is a traditional Steinhager gin from Germany and the original and world's oldest brand of Steinhager. Made in Steinhagen, Germany under the German purity laws. Steinhager is made from three and only three ingredients; triple distilled grain neutral spirits, water, and juniper berries and... that's it, nothing else. It's rarely seen in the US but is unmistakable in its tall brown ceramic bottle. Currently there are only two brands of Steinhager being made, I think the other is called Schinken Hager, which I have never seen and couldn't find any info on it.The aroma is that of light juniper with the faintest of faint hints of butterscotch and caramel. The taste is basically the same, light juniper flavor and faint hints of butterscotch and caramel. This is so light and one dimensional that it barely tasted like a gin. More like the ghost of a gin. I thought that Bulldog Gin was light, but this stuff was barely there. It's crisp and clean and that's all there is to it folks. I wonder if I'll ever finish the bottle, or will it become a ghost gin, haunting my bar forever. End of story.
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11-22-2006 @ 3:10PM
Gerri said...
It's about time Steinhager shows up in the US. Those Crock Bottles are very heavy when I drag them from Germany.
Steinhager is the"After Dinner" drink for most Bavarians, it is tradition and it is believed that a shot of this, will settle your stomach after a heavy meal! Drink up America, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and you know what that means...you'll need some Steinhager!
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11-23-2006 @ 4:47AM
Wenhaston Blackheath said...
I've tried Schinkenhager- I found it very sweet, reminiscent of cream soda or white rum. Not at all like English gins, and not really something I fancy trying again.
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12-30-2006 @ 11:48AM
Jim Duffield said...
A friend has a bottle of Hasse Echter Steinhager. It's a fairly old bottle but I can't find out anything about it. Can anyone help?
Thanks
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