Posted on 04/06/2020 6:50:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Poseidon Gin is created from a mix of many local ingredients
Cayman Spirits Company has launched a new gin product. The Cayman Spirits Company, which has created a number of original products, has added another arrow to its quiver of beverages.
Poseidon Gin, crafted by general manager and distiller, Moises Sevilla, is the company’s latest foray into the spirit world. Dedicated to Greek mythology’s god of the seas, it is a deep blue colour, making it a distinctive-looking tipple.
“Ambrosia was the drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it,” said Sevilla. “To pay homage to Poseidon, my entire vision was driven by this.
Moises Sevilla, creator of Poseidon Gin, was inspired by the colours of the sea. “Since Ambrosia is a part of mythology, there is no clear definition of what the recipe is. I took my inspiration from a dessert of the same name and this is how I was able to brainstorm the flavour palate for this gin. I used as many local ingredients I could find.”
The gin is a heady mix of seagrapes, roasted almonds, roasted pineapple, toasted coconut, salt from Cayman’s sea, lemongrass, grains of paradise, coriander and juniper berries.
Let's Eat “There is a beautiful flower that grows here, known as the butterfly pea flower,” Sevilla said. “The flower gives our gin its beautiful colour and floral notes. When the pH levels change, the spirit reacts and turns into a mesmerising purple colour.
“We are so excited to launch this product. It has been a real passion project of mine from conception to final distillation. Using the god of the sea as inspiration, along with incorporating natural island ingredients, [truly gives it strong ties to the island], I feel. It is definitely the first of its kind.”
The only addition of interest is quinine water.
Is this a Ad for a gin?
Geez, does it taste like gin?
The best tasting drink I ever had was a plain cherry soda at Service Drugs in DeFuniak Springs.
After a tough football or track practice it was just the thing and only cost a nickel.
Huzzah! It's the coriander and juniper berries that will make or break a good gin. Tonic water with pure quinine, maybe a good, bone-dry Vermouth, two stuffed Queen olives, thank you.
Being and older gent, I guess it takes a pandemic and a post about gin to remind me of the trouble gin got me into. In the hot Midwest summers I liked gin and 7-Up on ice with some lime. Problem was about three of them and what little brains I had settled in my crotch and the trouble followed. Mind you this was 40 years ago. I’ve avoided gin for most of 39 years but it sure sounded good for a second. :)
Never been a fan of gin.
On a rye kick right now.
I’m actually allergic to gin thanks to the juniper berries. If I drink even a small quantity, I’ll be sick for two days.
You any relation to old Stringbean? He had a song about “Rye Whiskey”.
Nope but thanks for asking.
The memory is enough.
Sounds a little fufu for real gin... Tanqueray, 2 ice cubes, 21 drops of cinchona bark tincture and tonic water makes a good tanquarantine and tonic.
An old guy I knew said me made a lot of money in his younger days he spent most of it on women and booze. The rest he just wasted.
Now it’s a beer for me and a shot of schnapps occasionally. I wish the old guy and me had all the money we wasted.
DeFuniak Springs. Not too terribly far from here. Always reminds me of that bit Jim Stafford did when he played ‘Magdalena’ and ‘Classical Gas’ at his theater in Branson. Funny as hell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UUvuW0NbLQ
I quit the tobacco in ‘98 using two heart stents and 3 days flat on my back in the hospital my Dr told me to quit or get a new doc, he’s still my man. I bitched about gaining weight. He said don’t substitute candy use something healthy. So I started using baby carrots and gained about 6 pound of loss back, and bitched him out. He said carrots aren’t bad, how many are you eating? I said about 2lbs a day. He the gave me my ass chewing. My military asbestos exposure, the smoking, the life style of my youth, age, and some idiot virus will probably get me but it’s nice to hear there’s booze I haven’t tried and see girls that look bodacious. We may be old but we ain’t dead.
An amazing trick I learned from an incredible Man who passed away 20 years ago from old age at 96. I have used it ever since I learned about it. Find a Juniper Tree that has Berries that are starting to or have turned Purple, pick 10 of them and take them with a glass of water just like pills. Every Season. I had suffered for years from “Cedar Fever” as it was called in Central Texas, even thou NO Cedar trees exist there because it’s all Juniper. It Works.
I would not have done it if anybody else had told Me to but I trusted Big Daddy as everyone called Him. The Man was a wealth of knowledge and information.
He beat Throat Cancer with His Diet that was made in a blender. The Doctors started with Radiation Treatment and after 3 rounds He told the Doc’s “I’m not doing this anymore “ and walked out.
I don’t remember what All the Ingredients were but I remember Fresh Goats Milk, Asparagus, Spinach, Homemade Yogurt, Local Honey, Fresh Coriander or Cilantro leaves, some Vitamin Powder from GNC and several other things I cannot remember. It smelled horrible and looked pale green but that’s what He had 3 times a day. I kick Myself regularly for not asking Him for a List.
Good Lord Man, have You read up on the bark ? You’ve been consuming “The Cure” or at least 1/3rd of it...
Cinchona Bark Uses and Benefits
Scientific Name: Cinchona spp. (C. officinalis, C. ledgeriana, C. succirubra).
Linnaeus named this genus of tree species after the Countess of Chinchon, according to legend, promoted the use of the medicinal bark after she herself was successfully treated for malaria in the 1630s. The scientific name was later modified from Chinchona to Cinchona, which is the accepted spelling today.
Other Common Names: Peruvian bark, quinine, Jesuit’s bark, chinchona, fever tree, kinakina, quina-quina, quinine bark tree.
Distribution and Habitat: The native range of cinchona species are the lower to mid-elevations of the Andes in South America. Cinchona is the national tree of both Peru and Ecuador.
Supposedly, the planting of cinchona trees outside of South America was initiated by the Jesuits, who had long collected the bark in Peru and promoted its use wherever there were Jesuit missions. The constant need for malaria medicine motivated the British and Dutch to bring cinchona to their colonies by smuggling it out of the Spanish colonies and establishing plantations in Asia.
Cinchona bark is best known as the source of the anti-malarial drug quinine and is now cultivated throughout the tropics, including regions of Africa.
(More at Link: https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/cinchona-bark.html
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