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Who or What is Gin?

Updated: 10/25/2022
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Gin is a distilled spirit ( a type of alcoholic liquor ) whose predominant flavor is derived from Juniper Berries ( Juniperus communis ). It may also include additional flavorings. Gin was originally known was as junever, the Dutch word for "juniper." The French changed the name to genievre, which the English changed to "geneva" and then modified to "gin."

Although gins may be aged, producers of those sold in the US are prohibited from reporting that they have been aged or, if so, for how long they have been aged.

Sloe gin is not gin at all but a liqueur made with sloe berries (blackthorn bush berries).

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