Elixir Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 hi! I have a question for you guys in my mind the blue juniper berries is what we need for gin, but i just heard some use the green ones? is there truth to this or just a preference? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshbrew Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 The green berries are next years harvest. Leave them on the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnKB Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Make sure they are the right species of Juniper. There are several kinds of juniper and most of them do not make good gin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 8:59 PM, captnKB said: Make sure they are the right species of Juniper. There are several kinds of juniper and most of them do not make good gin. Correct, that does not look like Juniperus communis var. depressa, the common juniper, which is the juniper used for making gin. Communis has very short, sharp, pointy needles (leaves). Var. depressa is also a relatively spread-out, lower growing juniper, although not ground crawling, like horizontalis. There are a few others that can be used to augment the communis, but none of the typical nursery junipers will be suitable. Generally, all have edible cones (fruit or berries), but flavor and aroma vary considerably. Some western juniper smell like cat urine to many people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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