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Mmm..Roku gin.... definitely the yummiest..
ANd I reckon I could tell the difference in a blind test.....
Tell me when and where, and have several delicious gins lines up ready please....
DrP
ANd I reckon I could tell the difference in a blind test…..
I'm sure you can, the differences between brands are often obvious. The question is whether you can still tell after it's been made into a G&T. I think any difference is subtle at best.
@uniqueusername totally agree that tonic is vile however I feel the same about most gins regardless of mixer. Exception being cranberry juice and a half shot of lemon juice, my god is that good!
Only gins I'll drink straight are aforementioned Electric Achroous and Eden Mill smoked. Achroous also works with Schoeferhoffer grapefruit as a mixer.
@redmex what does Dumbarton do, is that just a bottling plant/bond? Or are you meaning the Vale when you say Leven? (too many Levens!).
I’m sure you can, the differences between brands are often obvious. The question is whether you can still tell after it’s been made into a G&T. I think any difference is subtle at best.
Nah..they are all so different...even when made up with a tonic
Roku is clean and slightly fruity..
Gordons is a 'classic' botanical gin..
Ophir is far too spiced...
6 o clock is a bit aftershavey...
I get you might not LIKE gin, and dismiss it. But not all gins are the same!
DrP
Brockmans it is for us. Although I was given a bottle of Mayfair the Christmas before last and that's a very nice gin. Whitley Neill Quince gin is also very quaffable.
If you are ever down Cornwall way this is an amazing shop to visit
I happen to be in Cornwall in a few days, I'll be sure to stop by at that shop.
I agree with DrP, there is a massive difference between the flavour of different gins. I have about 40 bottles and though some may be similar, I can definitely tell the difference between most of them.
Dyfi - Pollination
Martin Millers. Bloody lovely. Even straight. Smooth as.
Oh there's a few good choices here.
Martin Millers & Adnams Copperhouse are both very nice, and I'm enjoying a bottle of Whitley Neill Original at the moment, but when I'm in the mood my favourite has to be Alnwick Gin. Doesn't have quite the same clear & crisp flavours of the Martin Miller but has a slightly herby tang to it which makes it a little different.
I like gin. I currently have an almost finished bottle of the Lakes Distillery gin (nice, quite delicate), an unopened bottle of Bombay Sapphire (my favourite "standard" gin) and a half empty bottle of Bol's Genever (excellent, buy a bottle next time you're in Holland or Flanders, but drink it neat with ice or in a Negroni, not with tonic).
The nicest I've had was 12 Bridges Gin from Portland, Oregon. My friend got me a bottle as a thank you for being his best man. The ginger, pepper and cardamon made it quite different to standard juniper heavy gins.
Brockmans it is for us. Although I was given a bottle of Mayfair the Christmas before last and that’s a very nice gin. Whitley Neill Quince gin is also very quaffable.
You'll probably also like Nordes Gin
@uniqueusername totally agree that tonic is vile however I feel the same about most gins regardless of mixer. Exception being cranberry juice and a half shot of lemon juice, my god is that good!
Just a stab in the dark, but I bet you drink JD & full fat Coke normally? Or something else god awfully syrupy sweet...?
I can sit and drink Tonic on its own... Good Tonics are as important as the Gin! They should never be sweet either... A good G&T should be crisp, dry and refreshing without a hint of sweetness. 👍🏻
I get you might not LIKE gin, and dismiss it. But not all gins are the same!
I like gin and agree that they're not all the same. Why would you think otherwise from what I've said?
Anyway, I'll stick with Lidl gin and you can stick with Emporer's New Clothes.
My home made sloe gin is the best ever
No3 Gin, voted worlds best three times and only Gin to ever win best spirit at International Spirits.
Best serve is in a Gin martini closely followed by G&T with Schweppes 1783 tonic (slightly better than Fever Tree) , slice of blood grapefruit and perhaps a sprig of Rosemary.
Just a stab in the dark, but I bet you drink JD & full fat Coke normally? Or something else god awfully syrupy sweet…?
*boke*
Well off the mark.
I've done my time on JD and Coke, no ta, gives me the rot these days.
No, I just don't like herby/botanical stuff whether that's gin, arrowroot schnapps or whatever. That concoction is an exception and is more sour than sweet actually.
Craft Gin club introduced me to Blue Bottle, no other gin has impressed me this much, its the pinnacle of ginawesomeness!
Agree about the good mixer point above. Co-op premium stuff in glass bottles is good and stays fizzy because of the glass. London Essence is also decent and not too expensive in the little tins, they are always fresh of course.
My home made sloe gin is the best ever
@tjagain sorry I missed that earlier, home made sloe is the business!
Not a gin fan - but the Crafty Distillery just outside Newton Stewart do a very tasty gin - Hills and Harbour - well worth a taste.
Three Rivers from Manchester Gin is very nice. I also need to get some Stockport Gin, distilled in Compstall (just around the corner from my house).
Flavoured gin is alcopops for the middle aged...