Gin vs Vodka: What’s the Difference?

Two Clear Spirits, Two Very Different Characters

At a glance, gin and vodka look identical.
Both are clear, both are versatile, both live in almost every cocktail cabinet.

But taste them side by side, and the difference is unmistakable. Here’s what really sets them apart.

It Comes Down to Botanicals

This is the heart of it.

Vodka is designed to be neutral, distilled to be as clean and flavourless as possible. Its goal is purity, a blank canvas.

Gin starts from a similar neutral base, but then it’s reinvented with botanicals, juniper first and foremost, plus herbs, spices, citrus and more. Where vodka removes character, gin adds it.

One rule says it all: no juniper, no gin.

How They Taste

• Vodka — smooth, clean, subtle. At its best it’s silky and almost neutral, letting mixers take the lead.
• Gin — aromatic and complex. You taste the pine-fresh juniper, the citrus, the spice. It brings its own personality to every drink.

Neither is “better”. They’re built for different things.

How They Behave in Cocktails

Vodka plays a supporting role, it adds strength without changing the flavour, which is why it suits drinks where other ingredients shine.

Gin plays a leading role, it shapes the whole drink. A Gin & Tonic, a Negroni, a Martini: these taste the way they do because of the gin.

It’s the reason a classic Martini sparks such debate. Gin or vodka? One is bold and botanical, the other clean and smooth, two completely different drinks from the same silhouette.

Which Should You Choose?

It depends on what you want:

• Choose vodka when you want a neutral base that lets other flavours lead.
• Choose gin when you want character, aroma and depth in the glass itself.

If you love tasting something, the botanicals, the citrus, the warmth, gin is where the real personality lives.

More Than a Drink

A great gin turns a simple cocktail into an experience.
That’s what Latin Gin is built for, distilled in Italy with Latin botanicals, bold and full of character, for those who want more than neutral in their glass.

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Clear on the outside. Unforgettable on the palate.