Gin · Ingredient · Short entry
Orris root
Orris, the dried root of certain irises, is one of the botanicals commonly used in gin.
Role
Common secondary botanical in gin.
In gin
Parr, Sutherland and Fisk (2024) list orris root among the botanicals commonly included in gin besides juniper. D1 found no open primary source on which iris species are used or on orris's role in the still; this entry stays short until one is checked.
How it connects
Style
- ingredient-of London gin (London dry gin)
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- StyleLondon gin (London dry gin)Legal category
- MethodColumn still (Coffey still)Distillation
- StoryFrom juniper water to London ginSchiedam, the Dutch genever town, Netherlands
IngredientJuniperJuniperus communis L. (EU law also allows J. oxycedrus for juniper-flavoured spirit drinks and genever)- MethodVapour infusionFlavouring
- HistoryEU spirit drinks regulation (2019)17 April 2019 (applies from 25 May 2021)
- IngredientAngelica rootAngelica archangelica (root)
IngredientCassia barkCinnamomum cassia (bark), the species shown in the illustration; sources do not specify the species used by distillers
IngredientCitrus peel (orange and lemon)Citrus × sinensis, Citrus × limon and related citrus (peel)
IngredientCoriander seedCoriandrum sativum (seed)