Vodka starts with two ingredients: water and a grain like wheat or rye ... of these liquors come from the actual alcohol itself, which is why stronger gin or vodka will have more calories ...

Differing distillation methods, viscosities, and perceptions of alcohol heat also influence ... unaged spirit from which gin and sometimes vodka are made: grain neutral spirit (GNS).

Furthermore, though forbidden to make neutral spirits for gin and “blends ... they use grain (mostly corn). This is plentiful, but expensive. To make alcohol profitable for the distillers ...

The grain is brought to Distilled Resources ... Purity calls its gin "Nordic Navy" for its high 51.7% alcohol level. Purity Gin ($40)—The distillery, family owned and operated within a 13th ...

The name gin comes from Juniper berries. The ingredients that go into it include juniper, cinnamon, coriander, citrus peel, and almond in addition to neutral grain alcohol. The non-alcoholic cider ...

We’ll get to those topics in a week or two. In the meantime, let’s warm up with a look at the prospects for gin, no-alcohol and RTDs. Funny how history repeats itself: anyone familiar with the ...

Gin drinkers are being warned to expect substantial price rises on their favourite alcoholic drinks as Government is set to make a double whammy tax grab. The changes from the Labour Party government ...

Emma Watson’s gin brand, Renais, just got an infusion of large funds right during the height of uncertainly in the alcohol industry. Alex and Emma Watson were inspired to create Renais more than ...