In Great Britain and Canada the regulations permit and recognize the use of maturation techniques for gin. Gins stored in special oak casks acquire a pale golden hue and a unique "dryness" of flavor. Although distillers are permitted to mature gins in the United States for further flavor development, the Federal Government does not permit an age claim or any reference to aging to appear on the label.

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