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Tanqueray Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide

August 28, 2026August 14, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Tanqueray gin bottle, review and buying guide

US Tanqueray London Dry is 47.3% ABV / 94.6 proof on the brand page. UK bottles are often lower. A 1.5 oz US pour is 1.18 standard drinks. No invented MSRP.

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Beefeater Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide

August 28, 2026August 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Beefeater gin bottle, review and buying guide

Beefeater London Dry is 40% ABV / 80 proof in the US after the 2023 cut (was 47%, then 44%). A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. Pernod Ricard. Read leftover 44% bottles.

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Gin vs Whiskey: What’s the Difference?

August 28, 2026August 8, 2026 by Lydia Martin

Gin is a juniper-flavored spirit ≥40% ABV. Whiskey is a grain distillate stored in oak (27 CFR 5.143). A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink. Many US gins are 44–47%.

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What Does Empress Gin Taste Like?

August 28, 2026July 16, 2026 by Lydia Martin

Empress taste is not a TTB class. Gin must be juniper-forward at 40% or more (27 CFR 5.144). Color-changing butterfly-pea talk is not a class. Official Empress ABV unused — FLAG. No ranking.

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Tanqueray vs Bombay Sapphire: What’s the Difference?

August 28, 2026July 16, 2026 by Lydia Martin

US Tanqueray London Dry is 47.3% ABV (brand page). US Bombay Sapphire is typically 47% / 94 proof; UK bottles are often 40%. A 1.5 oz Tanqueray pour is about 1.18 standard drinks.

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What Is the Main Flavor of Gin?

August 28, 2026July 14, 2026 by Lydia Martin

The legal main flavor of US gin is juniper. 27 CFR 5.144 requires the main characteristic flavor from juniper berries and bottling at 80 proof or more. Other botanicals are optional. No ranking.

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Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide

August 28, 2026July 12, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Seagram's Extra Dry gin bottle, review and buying guide

Seagram’s Extra Dry is an American gin bottled at 40% ABV / 80 proof, owned by Pernod Ricard. Seagram’s 7 Crown is a different Diageo whiskey. A 1.5 oz pour is one drink.

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Bombay Sapphire: US Proof, Sizes, and Drink Math

August 28, 2026July 1, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Bombay Sapphire gin bottle, review and buying guide

US Bombay Sapphire is typically 47% ABV (94 proof) — 1.18 standard drinks per 1.5 oz. Many other markets are 40%. Bacardi-owned. No invented price.

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What Does Gin Taste Like?

August 28, 2026June 26, 2026 by Lydia Martin

Gin taste is not a TTB class. Gin must take its main flavor from juniper and be bottled at 40% or more (27 CFR 5.144). Juniper talk is the class cue, not a score. No ranking.

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Gordon’s Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide

August 28, 2026June 4, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Gordon's gin bottle, review and buying guide

US Gordon’s London Dry is 40% ABV / 80 proof on the Virginia ABC tile. UK bottles are often 37.5%. A 1.5 oz US pour is one drink. Diageo.

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