Episode Details

Eric presents selected recordings from the 2024 ADI Gin Summit to provide a few extra perspectives on botanical spirits from some of the world's best category experts, including:

• David T. Smith - a prolific gin judge and author of The Gin Dictionary and many other excellent cocktail books,
• Natasha Bahrami - creator of The Gin Room in St. Louis and Gin World, which is an international gin education series for bartenders and other industry professionals), and
• Virginia Miller - experienced spirits judge and travel writer (The Perfect Spot) who works with esteemed organizations like the World's 50 Best and the James Beard Foundation

During this session, we'll discuss topics ranging from:

• What constitutes a London Dry gin from a technical standpoint
• building a botanical library
• Use of character-forward distillate bases
• Deployment of color in gin and related products
• And much, much more!