![]() A mixture of juniper berries and other botanicals are steeped in the neutral spirit of about 50% alcohol percentage. Steep and boil method of gin distillation – This is the traditional method and the most common.The following are the two common methods Different distilleries use different methods to extract this flavours from the botanicals. The re-distillation with botanicals is meant to extract the special oil and also to add flavours to the drink. To produce gin, this low alcohol is re-distilled juniper berries and other botanicals. Producing gin with a spirit of about 70% ABV would result in very rough gin because of the 30% of the impurities and that why the distillers result in fractional distillation. This is because using two pot still distillation results to the first distillation producing spirit of around 21 % ABV while subsequent pot still distillation produces a spirit of about 70% ABV. The distillation of gin uses fractional distillation that produces around 96% ABV. It is this liquid that undergoes distillation to create a clear spirit that is called low alcohol. The end result is beer like liquid that has low alcohol percentage. This is the process that converts the sugars to alcohol. When the process is complete, the mixture is around to cool and then yeast is introduced to initiate fermentation. This causes the mixture to froth and bubble. The grains are first crushed to a powder called gilt and then hot water is added to release its sugars. The process of producing gin is as follows. Gin are clear distilled spirits made from grains. How they are produced, common brands in Kenya and all other factors surrounding clear spirits. ![]() In this article, we will take a deeper look at the four clear spirits in Kenya. They get their colour from ageing them in the wood barrels. Dark spirits have warm amber to deep brown colour. However, when you age or flavour the clear spirits, they also change their colour. Their clear colour is because they are not aged after distillation. Clear spirits are the spirits that you can see through. There is a clear distinction between the two types. Spirits are further classified as dark spirits and clear spirits. The following are the types of spirits in Kenya. What are spirits? These are types of alcohol that undergo distillation process and often have higher alcohol percentage ranging between 20% ABV and 80% or 90% ABV. Wines and beers don’t undergo distillation. Liquors have higher alcohol percentage but liqueurs are sweetened with herbs, spices, cream, sugars and other flavours making them have low alcohol percentage. While liquors mean spirits, liqueurs mean flavoured spirits. Note that there is a difference between liquors and liqueurs. Alcohol is categorised into wines, beers and spirits.
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