Gin
The juniper spirit.
Gin is indispensable both in a home bar and in many cocktail recipes. You’d have to truly dislike juniper to justify not having gin in your bar.
Gin recommendations
More about Gin
Gin is a spirit based on neutral alcohol that becomes gin through the addition of so-called botanicals. The most important ingredient is juniper, which should also be dominant in flavour. These botanicals are either simply infused in the alcohol and then filtered, or—more typically—the mixture is distilled and the distillate is used. The seemingly endless list of botanicals now used in gin continues to expand this category with new variations. A distinction is made between various types of gin such as London dry gin, old tom gin, navy strength gin, new western gin, and many more. You can learn more about the types of gin at gingingin.de. Gin has a predecessor: genever.