DTS Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm doing some research, with the idea to write a short paper, into Juniper varieties such as: Common Juniper - juniperus communis Western Juniper - juniperus occidentalis Sierra Juniper - juniperus occidentalis australis Utah Juniper - juniperus osteosperma Rocky Mountain Juniper - juniperus scopulorum Does anyone use (or know a distiller that uses) a variety of juniper other than communis? Many thanks, DTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoscape Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 We use a blend of western and common, mainly due to our location of being in north America's largest western juniper forest. We pick and wash them ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Virgiana is a possibility ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 1/7/2014 at 11:34 AM, Panoscape said: We use a blend of western and common, mainly due to our location of being in north America's largest western juniper forest. We pick and wash them ourselves. I heard it's the green one not the blue one they use in the gin , is thios true?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 CFR for GRAS botanicals specifically mentions communis. None of the others. If you are using something else, do you have an approved formula that indicates you are using another species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/14/2019 at 4:00 PM, Elixir said: I heard it's the green one not the blue one they use in the gin , is thios true?? NO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPS Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 What about Alligator-Juniper berries? Is anyone using them (except me) for (small batches) Gin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic.Distiller Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 It'd be interesting to do some research into communis' different flavor profiles based on region as well. Altitude and temperature will affect the flavor (significantly imho). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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