American Gin - Cheap and Cheerful

by Emily Farris (Subscribe to Emily Farris's posts)
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 4:00PM
Filed under: Cocktails, Gin, America, Summer

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Gin and tonics. Photo: Daveybot/Flickr

There's no denying that the Brits give good gin, but it turns out Americans aren't too shabby when it comes to distilling the drink, either. As Clay Risen points out at the Atlantic Food Channel, each of these Six American Gins Worth Tasting not only stand up to "the best of the British" brands, they're affordable, too.

Risen isn't the only one with gin on his mind this summer. While sipping gin and tonic over the weekend, we ran out of the latter. Necessity being the mother of invention, this resulted in the surprisingly delicious (if admittedly somewhat lowbrow) cocktail: one part gin, one part 2-calorie citrus soda Fresca and a hunk of lime.

While British gin distillers might turn their noses up at such a combo, perhaps Americans are more forgiving? Tell us your favorite gin cocktails in the comments and weigh in on our poll.

[Via the Atlantic Food Channel]

Tags: american gin, AmericanGin, combinations, fresca, gin, gin cocktails, GinCocktails, the atlantic, the atlantic food channel, TheAtlanticFoodChannel

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