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Helena Horton Environment reporter
Wed 18 Jun 2025 19.00 EDT
The flavour of a gin and tonic may be impacted by climate change, scientists have found.
Volatile weather patterns, made more likely by climate breakdown, could change the taste of juniper berries, which are the key botanical that give gin its distinctive taste.
Scientists from Heriot-Watt Universitys International Centre for Brewing and Distilling (ICBD) have found that changing weather patterns may be altering the flavour compounds in the berries.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/flavour-of-gin-and-tonic-could-be-impacted-by-climate-change-study-finds
I am a gin and tonic person that really like three types gin and only one tonic water.....
1) Bombay Sapphire
2) Beefeaters
3) Tanqueray
Tonic Water....
Fever Tree Premium Indian quinine water
And a slice of lime stirred...........over ice..........

Silent Type
(10,055 posts)turbinetree
(26,250 posts)it is going to be my inflation...............
chowmama
(830 posts)I do Bnmbay regular (not sapphire) lately because it's less expensive in large quantities. My favorite is a local craft distiller, Du Nord, but I can't afford it for stocking up. And I am stocking up.
What about the actual berries? I have a small stock of Penzey;s juniper berries for sauerbraten. Should I get more now?
turbinetree
(26,250 posts)chowmama
(830 posts)I was unable to edit.
turbinetree
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dem4decades
(12,873 posts)That said, I'll drink the half price Costco gin and deal with it.
Celerity
(50,413 posts)turbinetree
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Phoenix61
(18,389 posts)Its so much nicer. Not as sweet, a lot smoother, more subtle flavors.
https://www.unclevalsgin.com/spirits/botanical/
turbinetree
(26,250 posts)kwolf68
(8,096 posts)It was cold a few days ago and didn't rain last weekend.
turbinetree
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