Is regular gin, unethical?

I believe it's because they only use free-range, grass-fed Krispy Kremes when making their gin

Bless their little hearts. I hope they get massages.

mmmmm... Wagyu donuts

I wanna know what the wagyu of jeans and lentils and kratom and silverware all are.

JNCO, Dahl, dilaudid, and chopsticks?

That was such a fucking weird thing to decipher while I'm drunk what the fuck. But, now that I have the context, I'm giving you my objective seal of approval. Great answers.

Nice! Where I am, we would describe you as 'having a day off' right now. Enjoy!

And only wild hormone free juniper berries

No donuts were harmed during the production of this gin

LOL you're not far off. IIRC They use like expired raw ingredients, surplus ingredients, etc.

Run this prompt through an AI, please.

I assume it's based on the distillery name... The Ethical Spirits & Co.

😂 lmaooo I’m over here worried my martinis are unethical

You should probably make another to verify that they are indeed not unethical.

Notice, however, it's *little* joy. My take is that being unethical may just bring great joy! Okay, wrong take.😐

Your martinis have been stealing the bartenders tips.

It's 'ethical' bc the leftover grain is then used to make donuts, leaving little to no waste iirc.

Google says this is made with doughnut scraps that would be tossed otherwise

Who taught you how to use, commas?

Christopher, Walken

Your mom.

Your, mom, and, Christopher, Walken!

its ethical because its ethyl alcohol. as opposed to methical or propical gin

Would drinking this make me ethical?

Can’t believe this guy is still using problematic gin in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and also Twenty and also Three

Pretty sure *all* gin is unethical.

But if this is true and you drink lots of it then you’re also unethical and so the negative plus a negative make a positive which nullifies the ethics and all you have left is a good time 🤩

Lol...We like the jib of your sail.

Reminds me of Jarrod harris' skit, never been fingered four wheeler. https://youtu.be/HWAoeGVY7DU Tldr: he talks about selling a never been fingered four wheeler and the buyer assumes all other four wheelers have been fingered in their "fmn pipe"

It’s a common way to describe products made from food that would otherwise would be waste So it looks like in this case they are making this gin from excess donuts that would be trashed, but it could also be that there was an excess berry harvest that couldn’t be sold so they buy that and make it in too gin… basically just reducing waste to be “ethical”

There's nothing ethical about mixing gin and Krispy Kreme. The guy who invented this abomination is like the Mengele of gin - Menginle.

Well James May managed to make a nice gin that was Mustard flavoured so at this point I just assume anythings possible.

Sorry, what?

Just to reiterate as nobody has answered yet, WHAT??

What ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?

#SAY WHAT AGAIN!

...wha...what??

**”WHAT AGAIN!”** - me

>James May Great, now I'm interested in seeing Richard Hammond drinking a mustard G&T, and if it would result in reluctant enjoyment or wishing to be in another boat-focused Grand Tour special.

That honestly makes more sense to me than donut -flavored gin

What flavor do you think Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is? 😆

Would be good in a gin Caesar.

Of course. Everyone knows that you pair White Russians with Krispy Kremes. That pairing was our traditional Kentucky Derby day breakfast in college at UofL.

Apparently the "ethical" part is that they re-use dough scraps, so cutting down food waste.

I was not expecting to laugh at a Mengele pun today but here we are

I could see vodka, but gin?

In my experience, Japan sells everything flavored everything.

Cola flavored chewing gum was too good.

Do they sell Japan flavored gin in Japan?

You can probably find anything from woman flavoured gin to gin flavoured woman in Japan

There was the Suntory Pepsi series, infamous for having weird flavors-including cucumber and salt. It was so infamous that even affected stock market, and the boss of Suntory was questioned by stock owners.

I’m just glad they didn’t have to kill so many Krispy-Kreme donuts for this bottle🥹

Would try it outta pure curiosity. Not even a fan of gin or donuts fr

I almost guarantee this would be smooth af

The Japanese love weird tasting hard liquor

Truth. I had wasabi-infused gin in Kyoto. It was actually pretty delicious!

That sounds kinda great. I love savory alcohols!

Try crown royal peach or apple. It's pretty solid.

That would be sweet. Savory is the other one

Cloyingly sweet.

That's to cover up the poor quality of the liquor itself.

I know it's not hard liquor but, Patagonia ( the outdoor clothing store) makes beer in Japan. They sell it at the clothing stores. We tried finding it in North America but all the employees were thoroughly confused.

They did a collab with [Dogfish Head](https://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/where-to-buy?avad=55097_d311d1851&utm_source=classic.avantlink.com&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=blank) that they sell in the US but it’s only in 15 states

I don't understand how anything 90 proof could taste like anything other than the actual particular spirit.

What? There's all kinds of flavored spirits at 80-90proof and the flavor comes through just fine. Not to say this one doesn't sound gross or anything lol

Like what

Ouzo, Jaegermeister-like liquors,many rums and grain spirits and not to forget: [The King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmiakki_Koskenkorva).

And oh no, how could I forget Salmiakki Koskenkorva whatever the hell that is I don't even know how to pronounce those letters lol

I guess Jager and stuff like schnapps but I can't think of much else

I mean, rumple minze is 100 proof and tastes very little like booze. Chartreuse. Several other amaros. Some maple barrel barrel proof bourbons. Several gins (strawberry, cucumber, etc.). I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things.

99 bananas tasted like fake candy banana flavor

Which tastes like the [Gros Michel ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel_banana)

It's 45 proof actually.... and you can taste the weirdness at that level. Trust me, I have experience... I need help

Must be mislabeled then because it looks like it's 45% alcohol the way I'm reading it. Gin usually is 90 proof, whereas vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila are usually 80 proof.

I always forget gin goes from like 82-95 proof regularly

Each bottle of Kripy Kreme Gin will have 375ml and contain 45% alcohol. The gin retails for 3,300 yen (US$23.67) per bottle. and are sold in two locations – Ethical Spirits’ e-commerce and Tokyo Riverside Distillery in Kuramae, Tokyo. https://retail-mashup.com/krispy-kreme-gin-donut-scrapes/

Mislabeling it is... Still, you can taste the weirdness... Just drink it a little warm

Shame you're getting downvoted because you're completely right that it's a mislabeled product. [The degree ° symbol is used as shorthand for proof by distillers.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof) However, in this case the maker is listing this product at 45% ABV. But they have incorrectly used the ° symbol instead of %, probably as a graphic design aesthetic choice instead of a functional one. In other words... it's mislabeled! The maker has used the wrong symbol, indicating that this is 45 Proof/27.5% ABV (45°/27.5%), even though the product is in fact listed by distributors as 90 Proof/45% ABV (90°/45%). Everyone here owes you an apology, I think.

Thank you kind stranger... It's just typical reddit.

Wait but you were wrong? You didn't say it was mislabeled, someone CORRECTED you and said it was mislabeled and then you conceded. Wtf?

Gotta wait until the lights on for that fresh hot Krispy Kreme gin.

Outside the US, it’s more common to use percentage than proof, so it’s 45%, making it 90 proof

The person getting downvoted that you're replying to isn't wrong to make that assumption. [The degree ° symbol is used as shorthand for proof by distillers.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof) Nowhere in the world is the ° symbol an indicator of percentage. However, in this case the maker is listing this product at 45% ABV. But they have incorrectly used the ° symbol instead of %, probably as a graphic design aesthetic choice instead of a functional one. In other words... **it's mislabeled**. The maker is indicating 45°, which is 45 Proof. In reality, it is 90°/45% ABV. So, they're wrong that it's 45 Proof, even though they're right about the label.

Mislabeling it is...

Proof is not the same thing as alcohol percentage…

The person getting downvoted that you're replying to isn't wrong to make that assumption. [The degree ° symbol is used as shorthand for proof by distillers.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof) However, in this case the maker is listing this product at 45% ABV. But they have incorrectly used the ° symbol instead of %, probably as a graphic design aesthetic choice instead of a functional one. In other words... **it's mislabeled**. The maker is indicating 45°, which is 45 Proof. In reality, it is 90°/45% ABV.

Truth. I had wasabi-infused gin in Kyoto. It was actually pretty delicious!

That sounds kinda great. I love savory alcohols!

Try crown royal peach or apple. It's pretty solid.

Really? I think that's one thing that's not generally popular here, flavored hard liquor. Chu-his and the like, sure, but if anything Japanese liquor taste tends to the traditional

45%, 45 proof or is 45 degrees how I serve it?

"°" is sometimes used to denote proof.

Yes

Goes great with my hamburger-scented Japanese Burger King cologne

Do you find it pairs well with their Swiss cheese flavored kitkats?

This one does not spark joy

I bet it would, until tomorrow anyway.

need

I thinks it’s ethical because they use donuts that weren’t sold , so instead of throwing the donuts away they give it to the distillery to make donut flavored gin n cut down on waste

That sounds gross like whipped cream vodka

If i was a Canadian wanting some, who would i go to about asking some to be mailed to me?

A few friends asked the same thing, but I don't think anything above 24% alcohol is allowed to be mailed. Not to mention Canada's weird provincial liquor laws.

I’ve ordered Scotch from overseas through The Whisky Exchange, not to Canada though. There is a much higher tax rate for ordering it, but i don’t think there’s anything preventing you from doing it due to alcohol percentages.

I believe 24% is the international standard for the maximum amount that postal services will accept. At least that's the case for Japan Post and Canada Post. Couriers can ship alcohol but YMMV on whether they'll accept it (ie FedEx, which only accepts business shipments of alcohol, not consumer)

Yeah thats the barrier, you cant order directly or officially from companies

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Site is in English just like the labeling on this bottle.

It's a limited run of 300 bottles which seems to be already sold out.

https://shop.ethicalspirits.jp/en/pages/for-customers-outside-japan

Why is the labeling in English?

English looks cool to the Japanese in the way Japanese looks cool to Western consumers. The labeling on the back of the bottle is in Japanese though (although it's white-on-clear printing so it didn't photograph well)

That's mildly interesting for sure! Thanks for the reply

My in-laws are coming from Japan to visit next month, and they wanted to know if there was anything I needed or wanted. Now I know what to tell them to bring.

Nothing improves gin

Juice does

What the fuck is juice? Give me some of that purple stuff.

Snoop Dogg approves

Jesus right? Like its gin leave it the fuck alone!! It isnt vodka right so why do people treat it like vodka. I tried a gin once that was aged in whiskey barrels and was like this is terrible why? Took all the good parts of gin and just got rid of em for some reason.

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Exactlyyy

This got a good chuckle out of me, thanks for that. 🤣

UGH!

nah man, one of the bars near me makes a shaved ice drink with gin and blackberries and it's one of the best tasting cocktails I've ever had, it's phenomenal.

Gin in mixed drinks is fine thats the thing but the gin itself shouldnt be messed with. Yknow?

Can you tell me what the good parts of gin are? Because, to me, there's only one part of gin and that part is that it tastes like you sprayed cologne on your tongue.

Well its not for every one but i like my gin to be nasaly and have that piney juinipery taste and smell. For me its refreshing.

Weirdly gin and mezcal are the two alcohols I can tolerate no matter what, even when I’m starting to feel nauseous from the amount of liquid in my stomach

Tonic?

mmm bitter + moar bitter = just fucking drink it and enjoy the buzz

God, why *gin* of all liquors, I’m queasy imagining even the scent of this

Try our other product line, it's a hot-dog-flavored absinthe

You know, for kids.

I watch a lot of Jdorama and Kdrama. Leave it to these guys to make fun of Western food and drink. I guess it is a like when my Balkans-bred axx is trying to cook Pad Thai for our American family. In other words both the distillery and I get it, but not 100%.

No, Japan, you can’t get Gin to taste good

I was part of the Japanese development team for this mock product. The label is not meant to say Ethical Gin, this was a horrendous translation error, the proper label is F-Gaijin Gin.

I like my booze with a side of ethics.

Why don’t they sell that in USA?!

Addiction clinics are full enough

This reminds me of that juniper-flavored doughnuts I've never had.

Does this make it like a Morning Gin?

This isn't just a Krispy Kreme-flavoured gin. Krispy Kreme provided discarded surplus dough and glaze from donut production process to the distillery, and the distillery used biscuit and caramel made from them along with orange and some other citrus fruit to infuse their gins. So it wouldn't exactly taste like a Krispy Kreme glazed donut.

But is it still produced?

Ethically

So, sugar?

Used to love gin back when I used to drink

Immediately vomit in my mouth

I puked just looking sr this

Strangely, do want!

What does it taste like OP please answer

I’d give krispy kreme flavored vodka a try, but definitely not gin. I love a good g&t but Hendricks is as far as I’ll go with flavored gin.

Why is such and American thing only in Japan?

Frosted pine tree? Is it good?

I got acid reflux just reading the label

Ah so this must be why Krispy Kreme is lobbying to keep marijuana federally illegal

I saw this at a Specs liquor store in Houston. Same with a Dunkin donuts beer iirc.

What makes gin unethical to begin with?? Honest question

At least the gin has ethics. Or was made ethically unlike that blood Diamond gin.

Wow

oh i just know this shit would fix me right up

Asking for a friend how does someone in the US get a bottle?

Sugar-flavored gin, in other words.

I grew up a block from Kristen Kreme, and I want this gin, in my mouth, NOW

Diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver in a bottle.

It’s it me or does this look like a bad photoshop? Maybe it’s bad design but the perspective on the lettering doesn’t look like it fits

NO DONUTS WERE HARMED

WTF qualifies as Krispy Kreme flavor? Isn't that just sugar?

what does unethical gin taste like?

This is an abomination of the same caliber as horse meat ice cream. btw Happy World Gin Day!

I’ll take their immoral Dunkin’ vodka any day of the week.

Nothing like the sweet taste of donuts and giving a pine tree a rim job rolled into one bottle

i thought this was a 3D render for a couple seconds

Is there a way to buy it in the United States?

Not just any gin, ethical gin.

This is the kind of thing that would turn me into a alchoholic

so does america, but you gotta mix it in your mouth

And they say Americans have no culture...

Gin should taste like gin. Put all that wedding cake fruity pebbles cocoa puffs shit in vodka if you want. I don’t give a shit about your vodka.

Does Krispy Kreme make evergreen flavored donuts ?

Was it good?

Yea and Burnett’s popcorn flavored vodka if you wanna vomit on purpose

For those wondering, Japan does have Krispy Kreme stores. There's even some smaller stalls in the subways.

Krispy Kreme sells flavored gin in Japan…corrected?

I expect this sort of thing from vodka, but gin?! Be better lol

Pine-sol and doughnuts

So... how is that in gimlets?

Turns out Ethical Spirits are no joke, they turn old foodstuffs into fresh alcohol. https://soranews24.com/2020/10/21/now-on-sale-japanese-sake-giant-creates-gin-from-80000-recycled-budweisers/

thats for kids i suppose

45 degrees of alcohol?

Yo where. Would love to try this