Junipero Gin
Junipero was a genuine pioneer in American gin-making. Before craft spirits were everywhere, there was a dark period called the 1990s. Junipero emerged in 1996, a blend of 12 botanicals made in a copper pot still in the London Dry style. Typically, a recipe built with so many botanicals would be New World, but the ingredient blend lends itself more to London Dry’s palate, especially the use of bitter botanicals like angelica, bitter orange peel, and orris root.
On your bar, Junipero works as a very traditional juniper-forward gin. It’s perfect in a gin and tonic, Negroni, Last Word, and any other classic gin cocktail. As for sipping, Junipero works for people who love juniper and traditional gin; for everyone else, it’ll be for mixing.
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