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Botanical: Fennel

Fennel bulbs Fennel, though often mistaken for anise due to it’s flavor, is not anise. It does contain anethole, which lends star anise its specific flavor. But it’s botanically different. The bulbs contain smaller amounts of the aromatic and are often eaten as a vegetable. In gin we often see the fennel seeds being used for their slight anise like flavor. It’s milder and slightly more vegetal, though often without being told, gin drinkers might think of it the flavor note as anise. In Indian culture, the seeds are often eaten after a meal as a breath freshener, or used as part of a blend of ingredients to create a licorice powder [perhaps leading to another common confusion point].Common in absinthe, Fennel has become more common, especially in contemporary style gins that emphasize an herbal profile.

Gins featuring Fennel

Native Gin

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Spirit Hound Gin

Spirit Hound Gin

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Knickerbocker Gin

Knickerbocker Gin

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Forager Gin

Forager Gin

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Citadelle Réserve

Citadelle Reserve

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No Mistake Old Tom Gin

No Mistake Old Tom

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Big Sur Gin

Big Sur Gin

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Co-Authored Gin No. 1

Co-Authored Gin No. 1

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Letherbee Gin

Letherbee Gin

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Monopolowa Dry Gin

Monopolowa Dry Gin

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Green Hat Gin

Green Hat Gin

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Hepple Gin

Hepple Gin

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The Bitter Truth Pink Gin

The Bitter Truth Pink Gin

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Ginbrew Blue Ruin (tea)

Blue Ruin Bathtub Gin

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Nashoba Perfect 10

Nashoba Perfect 10

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Untitled Gin No. 2

Untitled Gin No. 2

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Pickering’s Gin 1947

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St George’s Terroir Gin

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Death’s Door Gin

deaths-door-2013

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Untitled Gin No. 1

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Gustaf Navy Strength Gin

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East London Liquor Company Gin

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Pierdas Almas +9 Botanicals

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St. George Botanivore

St. George Spirits Botanivore Gin

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