I think they had to add the alcohol to the gin, otherwise no one would drink it. Even back in my drinking days, I thought gin tasted like turpentine smells. I would drink brandy for the flavor whether it had alcohol or not.
Agreed 100%. I have recently found a really good brandy that happens to be very fairly priced-North Wisconsin Brandy. It’s around $25/bottle but it tastes like it ought to be twice that. I usually buy every bottle that the liquor store has so nobody else learns about it. hehe