Here’s the warm, real-world advice. Keep your good, expensive bottle of gin in the cabinet. Pull it out for special occasions or when you want to actually savor the flavor. Store it away from the stove and sunlight.
Should You Refrigerate Alcohol After Opening? Expert Tips And Advice
Keep your everyday or mixing gin in the fridge. This is the gin you use for Friday night G&Ts, or for simple highballs with soda water. It’s the workhorse. Keep it cold so it’s always ready to party.
The middle ground? Keep it in the fridge, but take it out 15 minutes before serving. You get the smoothness of cold gin, but the botanicals have a chance to wake up. It’s the Goldilocks approach.
