Whitley Neill Banana & Guava Gin 70cl

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Our distillers have captured all that’s delicious about banana bread and bottled it to create this triple banana, sweet gin. Speaking of the new gin launch, Johnny Neill, founder of Whitley Neill Gin, says: “Launching just in time for the Spring and Summer seasons, our two new distinctive flavours, Apple & Red Berries and Banana & Guava exemplify our commitment to creating the best tasting gins and innovative blends. Enjoying Spritzes has become a popular trend, and Whitley Neill’s high quality, flavoured gins lend themselves perfectly to this serve. Whether it’s to enjoy when entertaining at BBQs, social get togethers, staycations or as an aperitif at home, the new innovative editions will bring a bit of sunshine to gin lovers across the UK.”

Just remember that strong flavours like citrus peel, chilli and fresh or dried herbs tend to be quite powerful in small amounts!VICE, a news outlet known for " immersion journalism" devoted an episode of their web series Fringes to the process of making and distributing Waragi. The episode also covered the cultural significance of Waragi in Uganda, with reporter Thomas Morton imbibing various distillations of the traditional beverage. [12] Gin YVY Mar has a wonderful mix of spice and citrus tones, which come from botanicals unique to Brazil. That fabulous flavour profile works so well with the smooth, sweet banana elements in this recipe. Visualizations:Alcohol Consumption Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27 . Retrieved 2011-11-03.

a b "80 people die of methanol-laced gin in Uganda". The Gazette (Montreal). 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010 . Retrieved 23 April 2010. There’s no rule to how much of your chosen botanical to use , although approximately a third fruit to gin is probably about right for most infusions ( roughly 300g produce for 1 litre of gin). The base of waragi distillate can be made from either cassava, bananas, millet or sugar cane, depending on the crops grown in the region. The most popular (besides the branded Uganda Waragi) are Lira Lira and Kasese. Lira Lira is made mainly from cassava flour and cane sugar, and is named after the town of Lira. Kasese, named after the town of Kasese, is a potent banana gin. Waragi may also be known as "regular" or "super."

These purple bananas are not used to make alcohol. He claims that their flesh is also pink. Photo Credit: Author Herbs and spices like vanilla, thyme, lavender, mint, cardamom or chilli may only need a few hours steeping in the gin, whereas fruits, strongly flavoured vegetables and berries will probably be best left for a week or two, maybe even up to a month. The M&S Clementine Gin Snow Globe (complete with gold sparkly ‘snow flakes’) went bonkers when it hit the shelves in the run-up to Christmas - and introduced us to a delicious flavoured gin liqueur we might not have tried before. Our ‘TOP BANANA’ Banoffee Premium Gin is classically led by Juniper with Coriander, Angelica and Almond perfectly balanced with delicate bursts of Banana with subtle hints of smooth Toffee. After Ugandan independence in 1962, the government of Uganda passed the Enguli Act of 1965, which was designed to encourage local producers of enguli to supply their produce to the distillery factory, in addition to stipulating that moonshining could only be done with government-issued licenses; this was done so the gin industry in Uganda could be regulated and taxed by the government. Furthermore, those who received their licenses from the Ugandan government were directed to sell their enguli to the distillery. When the factory received shipments of enguli, they used them in the production of Uganda Waragi. [5]