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Botanical: Nutmeg

Nutmeg, still wrapped in Mace Nutmeg’s origin is in the volcanic Banda islands of Maluku* Indonesia. By the 10th century AD, the fruit of these distant islands made it as far as the Arabian peninsula, and in more modern times the Dutch East India Company made it’s fortune from the fruit.The nutmeg fruit comes with a seed wrapped in red threads known as mace. The seed is the nutmeg. Growing on theĀ  Myristica fragransĀ tree, it was once the most expensive spice in the world, and only available through the Dutch East India Company’s monopoly. It’s no surprise, that we see nutmegs begin to appear in elite Dutch cuisine as early as the late 15th century (including this ‘gin’ recipe from 1495).Once a spice to show off one’s wealth, cultivation outside of Maluku has made it more affordable in modern times. But the captivation of nutmeg’s unique camphoraceous, woody, gentle spice remains.*Those in the gin world might know these islands better by the Anglicized spelling of it as “Moluccas.”

Gins featuring Nutmeg

Nashoba Perfect 10

Nashoba Perfect 10

Hayman's Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin

Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin

v=Diep 9 Old Genever Bottle

Diep 9 Old Genever

1897 Quinine Gin

Bimber London Dry Gin

Hayman’s London Dry Gin

Iron Balls Gin

Tommyrotter Distillery American Gin

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Blackwood’s Vintage Dry Gin 2012

Pierdas Almas +9 Botanicals

Ferdinand’s Saar Quince

Blackwater No. 5 Gin

Martin Miller’s Gin

pink-47-london-dry-gin

Pink 47 Gin

Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

1495 Interpretatio Bottle

Gin 1495: Interpretatio

Gin 1495 Verbatim

Bombay Amber

haymans-bottle

Hayman’s Sloe Gin

Citadelle Gin

Entropia Gin

Entropia Gin

19 Flors Dry Gin

Dry Gin 19

Tanqueray Malacca

Tanqueray Malacca

Broker's Gin

Broker’s Gin

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