Dec. 4, 2025

Christmas Past with Rabbit Hole gin and La Gloria Cubana by STG

Send us a text Before Gin there was Genever:Malt Wine distilled Wasn't very good, so they started adding Juniper Old Tom came next in the 18th centuryThis is our gin. Not using Malt wine, but instead grain spiritsThen we have a London DryNuetral grain spiritsUses a column stillThen Vapor infused with an onion top pot stillIn the second bubble on top is a gin bag with your herbs. Vapor from below mixes with this and what comes out is gin, then they cut itRummer is a “Dry martini” was...

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Before Gin there was Genever:
- Malt Wine distilled
- Wasn't very good, so they started adding Juniper
Old Tom came next in the 18th century
- This is our gin. Not using Malt wine, but instead grain spirits
Then we have a London Dry
- Nuetral grain spirits
- Uses a column still
- Then Vapor infused with an onion top pot still
  - In the second bubble on top is a gin bag with your herbs. Vapor from below mixes with this and what comes out is gin, then they cut it
- Rummer is a “Dry martini” was originally saying you want a london dry gin, not the amount of vermouth
Plymouth gin
- Less citrus, more roots, making it more earthy
- Not column still used, just pot still
Pink Gin
- Gin mixed with angostura bitters
- Used to cure sea sickness by the royal navy
What is Gin:
- Flavored vodka (Fight me)

Our Bottle: Rabbit Hole Bespoke Gin
- London Dry Gin finished in Rabbit Hole Boxergrail rye barrels
About Rabbit Hole
- We will go into more detail on a future episode
- Founder is from Tehran, came to the US at age 14 in 1979
- Studied Psychology and became an academic and psychoanalyst
- Marries a girl from Louisville, Visits and falls in love with bourbon
- In 2012, rabbit hole is born
Pipe Pairings: la gloria cubana by stg
Cocktails:
Research Sources
- Everything you need to know about Gin | How to Drink