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..would you order the Queens Gin? Expensive tat funding the wall hangings IMO, don’t we pay enough taxes?
... it would be Electric Spirit Co. Achroous. Funnily enough, one of the very few gins I can abide.
Let's try and keep this topic interesting.
Nope, the cheapest stuff is all I need.
A bargin
If I only had one Gin in your life…
... it would be one too many.
Nasty stuff.
The Botanist.
A glug of that some Fever Tree proper tonic and wedge of frozen Lime no ice.
Death's Door...or Aviation....or G'vin Floraison.
Er...that's 3
As above Gunpowder for me closely followed by Monkey 47.
Lidl's gin is good enough for me.
Tanqueray from airport duty free. Their standard stuff is 43%, which is good and strong, but the airport type is 47%, bloody tasty and doesn't attract a premium price like all the trendy small batch manufacturers.
I'm not a gin drinker generally, I consider it to be mascara thinner. But this stuff is amazing, it's a game-changer:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jaffa-Cake-Gin-99111/dp/B086W9NRZ9
My er kids bought me the hotel chocolat cocoa infused gin for Dads day. I like it, and it’s suggested to be drunk neat on ice which I tried with caution, but it was very smooth and tasty. It’s a delicate flavour, not like you think it could be.
https://www.ginbothy.co.uk/collections/all-products/products/gunshot-gin?variant=10650313859
Bothy gin's 'gunshot' for me. Very smooth and surprisingly easy drinking neat, no tonic needed.
After a couple of years of fairly extensive research its Tanqueray 10 for me, always the one I go back to. Two bottles arrived today, £7 off a bottle on Amazon.
Like gin. Can’t claim to have a discerning taste for it as per ales and ciders , but this one I remember well so it must have been especially ok!
Xoriguer
Quite a distinctive citrus bouquet/taste
Great with Fanta lemon or bitter lemon
Gin haters, it's not the gin you hate, it's that vile tonic water most people insist on putting with it 😋
Adnam's Copper House gin with Fevertree tonic.
Oh, good call BillMC, went to the distillary in Mahon a couple of years ago trying all the various infused ones - neat of course. My missis doesn't like it, so all for me! 😋
I don't do Gin, but this one according to Mrs Weeksy is superb, brewed locally by someone who lives about 400m from our door
https://www.wbbrew.com/product/dragon-hill-gin/
If I still drank, it would be Hedgerow. But now I’ll just have the tonic if I may.
Monkey 47 with Fever Tree tonic, honorable mention to Botanist and Siderit.
By the time I've diluted it with tonic and added ice, I can't tell a massive difference between brands.
By the time I’ve diluted it with tonic and added ice, I can’t tell a massive difference between brands.
Exactly. There's a lot of the emperors new clothes bullcrap talked about gin. I reckon most people couldn't tell one from another in a blind tasting once tonic and ice are added, especially if they are London dry style.
I usually use the Gordon's scale when assessing gins i.e. is it better than Gordon's. Sadly very few are.
This is my current tipple....
For me, Beefeater is the benchmark rather than Gordon’s. The Aldi one was ok.
I picked up a Brewdog Gin yesterday for £20 in the absence of Beefeater or Adnams, be interesting to see how it goes down.
There is a Cornish brand with a few different flavours that I keep meaning to try. Hopefully I’ll be down there next month and will pick one up.
I’m not a gin drinker generally, I consider it to be mascara thinner. But this stuff is amazing, it’s a game-changer:
> https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jaffa-Cake-Gin-99111/dp/B086W9NRZ9 < Posted 13 hours ago
At thirty quid a pop for 70cl? 16 drinks* and no cake?
I reckon that would get you a couple of litres of Fintons and 48 Jaffa Cakes for around the same price. That’s about 40 drinks (home measures 😬) and enough cakes to dip with some left over for bribes.
*Conservative estimate
Bloke I used to work with use to make some loverly sloe gin.IIRC he just got some basic gin from Aldi. The only downside was I use to get roped into to help to pick the sloes.
Just beautiful
Mahon gin.
Very nice.
Charlie Tanqueray "London" gin my arse, it's made in Fife and the spirit is probably the same as Jonny walker,Archers peach,Gordon's "London" gin, Pimm's,Smirnoff,J&B,the black and white digs etc
Huge tank farm at Cameron bridge distillery Windygates
By the time I’ve diluted it with tonic and added ice, I can’t tell a massive difference between brands.
Try cutting wedges of lime then freezing them.
Stick on of them in your G&T then you dont get it watered down but still get the cooling effect and the hint of Lime.
Wrecking coast clotted cream gin. Sounds odd but is delicious.
quite partial to this. It's got a fairly strong flavour, so isn't for everyone, but I love it.
Stick on of them in your G&T then you dont get it watered down but still get the cooling effect and the hint of Lime.
The tonic is still watering down the gin though. I go for plenty of ice so it doesn't melt before I finish my drink.
Gordon's Gin was distilled in London but the plant was moved in the '80s probably to sell the land off in London, but all the other Diageo drinks with grain spirit are all made at Cameron bridge then bottled 2 miles along the road at Leven
I’ve a feeling Tanqueray 10 is made using the original still.
I give up. Mother's ruin to the fore
jodafett
SubscriberI’ve a feeling Tanqueray 10 is made using the original still.
Correct. I was at a Gin tasting class earlier this year and the guy running the class mentioned this. I think Tank 10 was one of the cheaper Gins he suggested.
We got the tickets as a gift. Enjoyed it more than I thought. A big 12 seater table with a few different double gins and mixers lined up at each place.
The bonus was that 4 no shows had their gins redistributed amongst the "students". Hic!!
Only one...? 😭
Probably have to be Martin Millers, as it's so crisp and clear that the merest hint of flavour in a tonic or a different garnish significantly alters the taste, so you would never tire of changing the flavour with added ingredients.
Variety is the spice of life however... Just opened a bottle of this a few moments ago...
Blooming Heck it's a bit good!
Did a tour of Dunnet Bay Distillery as part of the GF's 40th Birthday experience last year, their "Rock Rose" range of gins are all rather nice I must say. Special mentions to Gunpowder, Monkey 47, The Botanist, Sipsmith, Hendricks, Chase, Brockmans, Piston, Opihr too... Would have to say that my favourite mainstream Gin is Plymouth, probably a little too easy to drink that one! 😁