Ginposium 2021

Scientific Exploration of Juniper

Matthew Pauley

Mathew Pauley reviews the latest work exploring juniper, gin sensory performance and analytical chemistry and talk about the next steps for the research trying to…

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Tutored Tastings of Gin 2021

David T Smith

summerfruitcup.com

David T Smith leads a virtual panel through 8 of the key new gins to reach the market in the last 12 months

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The Distiller of London – The history of Gin

Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown

Written in code in 1638, the Distiller of London protected the distilling cross ‘mysteries’ practiced by the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Award-winning authors and drink…

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Ripples From Across the Pond – Gin and variants viewed from the USA

Natasha Bahrami

Gin and variants viewed from the USA, including observations on Distilled - Redistilled - Compounded gins, Zero ABV / Low ABV / Canned Cocktails (RTDs)…

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Gin distilling: from field to bottle

Kirsty Black

Making your own base spirit (GNS) Kirsty is a graduate of Heriot Watt University, with a Masters degree in Brewing and Distilling. Kirsty was involved…

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The Richness of Nature: Developing a local true London Dry Gin

Rachel Sutherland

Developing a local true London Dry Gin reflecting local botanicals.Growing up in the Scottish Highlands, Rachel gained early experience working with a number of local…

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The State of Gin in 2021 – Panel Discussion

Panel

Chaired by Dr. Anne Brock, Master Distiller at Bombay Sapphire and former Grand Rectifier of the Gin Guild - the panel discuss the state of…

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Juniper – Upfront and essential?

Panel

How little is too little juniper for a gin to be considered a gin? A view from America.

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Trespassers will be prosecuted – protecting the gin category

Nicholas Cook

Why the Gin Guild is acting as a custodian and providing a route for the protection and support of the regulated descriptors for gin, for…

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Family Planning – Adding to the (brand) family

Rosie Milsom

New Product Development, concept research & development, competition, market assessment / demand, launch pitfalls (and when to abort/call it a day).

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Winning Ways – Spirit Competitions: The benefit to brands

Dimple Athavia

Dimple Athavia from The IWSC talks about the benefits to brands of entering Spirits Competitions

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Patently Different – advances in still design

Abhi Banik

Developed by and named in honour of Copper Rivet head distiller Abhi Banik, the still was created to address the “limitations of traditional distillation. Abhishek…

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