You cant beat some of this…
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Made here…
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In this gin still… Ugly Betty!

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For a tonic alternative the Fentimans Rose lemonade is really great.

Oh yes on hot day.

Also worth dropping the lemon or lime slice, especially if using a quality tonic, let’s more taste come through. Especially with the botanical gins.

I’m more of a whisky person, but my wife likes Brecon and Eggegard (Norway).

Visiting the inlaws for a few nights and have this to try later …

My current favorites are Death’s Door, Aviation (both American) and G’vin Fleuraison (French, and my favourite ever gin)

OK, I love my gins and throwing a wild card out here, just been introduced to this and it is currently my no1, I challenge you to find better.

Mixed fentimans tonic, mint spring and if you fancy it a few berries in the glass.

Oh and its Gemran…

I challenge you to find better

Um….you mean you challenge us to find one that you think tastes better? Tricky, given how subjective taste is….

You’ll do well to reliably identify different gins, heavily diluted and chilled, with a strongly flavoured mixer. A good tonic makes all the differene, IME.

plenty of ice – keep it cold
garnish the gin (match the botanicals)
good tonic
don’t make it too strong – too many people make it way to strong.

newest gin in our house is Gin Mare – from Catalonia with rosemary, basil, olives and thyme – haven’t experimented with garnish for this one yet – not as overpowering as it sounds.

cucumber works well with cucumber infused gins – lots of bars chucking it in any G&T – cos they’ve seen it elsewhere.

Adnam’s gin and Fevertree tonic, killer combo.

cucumber works well with cucumber infused gins – lots of bars chucking it in any G&T – cos they’ve seen it elsewhere.

Cucumber works with many gins, including the Monkey 47 shown above.

BillMC – Member

Adnam’s gin

Surprised by that; nice tipple.

So… Discovered Opihr and Fever Tree Tonic last night… Mmmmmm 😛

Will go so far as to say I’ve not found anything I can’t drink yet, but some are definitely more of an acquired taste than others. Definitely need to get on a Gin tasting evening asap!

By far my favourite is this small batch gin from Edinburgh. The key is to finding it when its available though. It’s got very popular, very quickly.

Electric Spirit Co

The Botanist is a lovely gin, bought a bottle of Indian Summer at the weekend, £19.99 at Aldi, and it’s very nice. Also have a bottle of hortus and portobello road on the go at the minute.

Opinions of Greenall’s? I know it’s relatively mainstream, but I’m finding it a fair bit smoother than Gordon’s and it’s not too badly priced.

Have just found this place…

http://www.cotswoldsploughhotel.com/

It’s only about 45mins drive from me, offers a few nice little packages for the gin drinker including overnight stays, so thinking of getting me and the GF a night down there soon! 😀

there’s some stunning gin suggestions here, so i don’t have anything to add to that. However, if you fancy a few hours out of the house and are daarn saarf, check this out: http://distillery.bombaysapphire.com/

In little old boring Stafford we, surprisingly, have had a gin bar open in the town square. Lots of beards on display, natch, but lots of fancy gins and artisan (so it says on the label) beers.
Mrs BigJohn seems to like a dirty Mediterranean, which isn’t a barman, but is a Gin Mare with a poncy tonic and a dollop of gravy out of the olive jar. Cheap at £8 a go. FFS. They don’t do martinis apparently because they can’t get the most important ingredient – good ice. They say it has to be made in a dedicated ice freezer. I suppose the Beefeater Gibsons I make at home (with 2 cocktail onions and 2 cocktail gherkins) would make their scrotums explode in a rage.
We’ll probably nip down there tomorrow night for a couple before cycling on to the Railway Inn for a few pints of Bass.

Anyone tried Dyfi gin?

Visited them yesterday and picked up a bottle of their Pollination gin. Nice guys and they seem to know their stuff.

Just bought a bottle of Martin Miller’s and some Fever Tree Tonic, and… WOW!

I’m in heaven!!!

This is absolute bliss… I could get very used to this! 😛

Good choice Mboy, I love Martin Millers. I just got a bottle of Forest Gin as a leaving gift, well chuffed. Got a bottle of Thomas Dakin at the airport when we went away. Manchester Gin, also really good

Currently enjoying a Plymouth Gin with Fevertree Sicilian Lemonade, 3 ice cubes and a slice of lemon. Great summer cooler. G&T? Botanist w Fevertree takes some beating.

Professor Cornellius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin is superb although I have only tried the normal strength version.

Also something very different but beautiful is Pinkster Gin. Serve with some frozen raspberries, fresh mint and decent tonic and you have a fine drink.

The apparent recommendation to garnish Mare is a sprig of thyme.
It makes a g&t something of a grownups drink, but definitely not for everyone.

I don’t know how it’s taken so long but I’ve just discovered 6 o’clock tonic water. This is reviving the not so good gins I have and is well worth looking out for.

Got a bottle of LIDL’s Hortus gin in the fridge at the moment, and well… Really really good!

Tried the Bathtub recently, quite liked it but it’s almost like it’s trying too hard, there’s a whole lot going on in there, makes it a little busy in my book.

Still favouring the Martin Miller’s of everything I’ve tried so far, followed by the Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Blackfriar’s gin and the Hortus in my fridge right now.

FWIW, I may have developed a bit of a problem! 😳

Tried this local to me Norfolk gin recently and it is really good.

http://www.jarrold.co.uk/departments/the-deli-and-restaurants/the-deli/gift-ideas/norfolk-gin-70cl

I don’t know how it’s taken so long but I’ve just discovered 6 o’clock tonic water.

it’s by far the best. Its been made compliment their own gin (which is also excellent) but works very well with other gins

Not a gin fan myself but the missus swears by Oxley Gin and Fevertree tonic.
I’ve dabbled with the Eden Mill Oak Gin on ice with a squeeze of orange, which was palatable.

May I suggest you gin lovers download the Ginventory app? You type in the gin you have and it suggests the best tonics and garnishes for it.

It was suggested to me by a gin expert (The Gintleman) at a tasting I did a while ago and is very, very good indeed.

The partner of a relative makes this. Despite the connection bias this is special.

http://capreolusdistillery.co.uk