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Ginger beer
Sophisticated and immediate, this ginger beer brings everyone together, fine palates and bartenders alike. Like all premium soft drinks of the brand (distributed in Italy by Velier), it’s produced with carbonated spring water and natural flavours, in this case a blend of three types of ginger from Nigeria, Cochin in India and Ivory Coast (in addition to sugar, tartaric acid and ascorbic acid). True appearance, pale straw-colored and opalescent, it’s an expressive ginger beer, of great complexity and character, with clear, strong and precise olfactory and aromatic sensations, the right effervescence, a fresh and decisive citrus push and a lively spice intensity typical of ginger juice, well harmonized sweetness, pleasant echoes of iodine, vegetable, fruity and resinous. Excellent persistence, dry and defined finish. London - UK 186-188 Shepherds Bush Road +44(0)02073494922 fever-tree.com glass bottle 200 ml price 1,40/2 euro
A classy and full of personality ginger beer, produced in Munich with local mineral water and cold-pressed ginger root (plus sugar, lemon juice, citric acid and acacia gum as a stabilizer) distributed by Pretzhof Selection. Dark bottle, AQ in large type and a black swan as their logo, the Hot Ginger of the Bavarian maison (orange label) stands out from its sister Organic for the more intense spicy strength. Cloudy and yellowish, adequate perlage, precise and very clean nose, lively citrus notes, crisp and sharp fresh ginger, essential and dry taste of excellent balance with mild sweetness and small acidic counterpoint, good evolution in the mouth that reaches a beautiful finish without hesitation; it closes a little wild and honeyed. Very good to drink, versatile for mixing. Munich Germany Breisacher Strasse, 3 +49(0)8989083690 aquamonaco.com glass bottle 230 ml price 1,90/2,60 euro
There’s an Italian brand on the podium as well, the award-winning factory founded in 1889 by Angelo Abbondio, today is a brand acquired by Eurofood. Its non-alcoholic beverages, produced by Fava in Mariano Comense and distributed by the D&C group are famous for the charming Fifties pinups on their labels, and, for some time, with old style tattoos in the Tattoos line. Ginger beer (sugar, lime juice, natural flavours, ginger extract, ascorbic acid, salt, barley malt extract) embodies the concept of botanicals. Scents and aromas recall many things: lemon and lime (rind, pith, juice), balsamic wood, undergrowth, licorice, celery, apple, berries, pepper, fresh cardamom. Harmonious taste with balanced sugars and small bitter edge, spiciness from beginning to end but not invasive. Elegant persistence, clean mouth. Especially good to enjoy absolute. Corsico (MI) via Privata Tacito, 12 02448761 - eurofood.it glass bottle 220 ml price 1,30 euro
A ginger beer that divided the panel: the mixologists gave it high scores that almost touched 90/100 putting it first in the standings, against the lukewarm judgments of the other tasters. This fourth place that East Imperial, a New Zealand company specializing in soft drinks at the height of premium spirits, distributed in Italy by the Compagnia dei Caraibi, has achieved thanks to several advantages: beautiful effervescence, wellcontrolled sweetness, light salt breeze, good balance between citric and spicy, notes of lemongrass, lime zest and orange blossom, clean finish, good match between nose and mouth. Produced with natural aromas: only New Zealand natural spring water, ginger root from eastern Africa and eastern Asia, cane sugar, lemon, herbs and extracts, ascorbic acid, citric acid. Intended for mixology. Tauranga New Zealand 26, Maleme Street +64(0)272336583 eastimperial.com glass bottle 150 ml price 1,70/2,40 euro
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