Hey #plant friends,
Does anyone have any knowledge of juniper species that are good for making gin/jenever that can be grown in hot summers (occasionally 100+F/ 37+C), very long growing season (March to November) and mild winters (no less than 20F / -7C and mostly above freezing throughout)?
The traditional European variety is too sensitive for our summers.
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@jblue You could look at juniperus occidentalis, though I feel the aroma of those trees can swing from pleasant to unpleasant (reminds me of BO), but maybe that's just me?
I recently made a gin-adjacent spirit with leyland cypress boughs instead of juniper berries (the impetus being to create a 100% homegrown "gin") and it turned out quite well. Though the evergreen flavor is definitely not gin/juniper it works well everywhere gin works. So you may just want to explore various evergreen boughs.
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