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Juniper Green is nice. Tonic is the obvious choice, but you could get yourself a big collared paisley shirt, a cravat and go down the bitter lemon route - which I think would suit you. 😛
And whilst we're on the subject of export strength - Bombay Sapphire HAS to be export strength - only available in airports, never found it in the UK.
Juniper Green is nice.
I am sure it's fantastic.
BUT IT'S NOT ON THE LIST!
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a big collared paisley shirt, a cravat and go down the bitter lemon route - which I think would suit you
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....Plymouth was in the lead, but thinking I can get a litre of the Tanqueray for the same price. That's an extra 300ml folks!
Ah shitsticks...Tesco don't sell JG do they?! 😳 It's cheap too!
Oh and while we're on the subject one of the best Ads ever.
To a double measure of gin, add a double measure of Campari and the same again of red vermouth. This is a Negroni. Chuck in a slice of orange if you're feeling fruity. Enjoy.
I'm sure he just wants to get drunk not gay as well. Though I may be mistaken 🙂
This is a Negroni.
That's Luis Suarez's cocktail of choice in the off-season.
I'm sure he just wants to get drunk not gay as well. Though I may be mistaken
To be fair, it did sound pretty fabulous.
Negroni's are a grownup's drink. Picked up a bottle of this on Friday, bit wasted in a G&T but incredible in a Negroni or Martini
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ROCKUSTAR.COM Plymouth was in the lead, but thinking I can get a litre of the Tanqueray for the same price. That's an extra 300ml folks!
Do you think you'll be that bothered after a you've done 70cl of Gin - that's 20 regular measures?
RM.
Hmm. Good point, well made.
Although, I don't have to batter the bottle in one sitting.
Get Plymouth and some creme de mure and make a Bramble. Although, as it's a drink with more than two ingredients it's inherently ghey and will turn you into a lifelong bummer at the first sip.
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Of the original list just avoid the Gordons. The rest are good, but each has its own flavour. Plymouth is a good 'everyday' gin 🙂
Hendricks and tonic with mint leaves is a favourite - not a fan of cucumber, but with mint its amazing 🙂
Would also recommend Berry Bros No.3 - really smooth, some what over budget though :). We have a bottle of Portobello Road on the go atm which is nice.
Tonic is as important as the gin - Fevertree is the current preferred mixer. And definitely with a slice of lime, not lemon (unless its the aforementioned mint leaves).
I appear to know to much about gin. 🙂
If its not the Botanist I'd rather not bother. # too good for the poor.
See if they have Williams Chase on offer. We got some at £18 from Tesco, down from £44.
Really, really the best gin I've ever had. They make their own cider, to make their own vodka to make their own gin. It's crisp, dry and oh so good.
Or just buy the Bomb and get on with it!
If its not the Botanist I'd rather not bother. # too good for the poor.
To dismiss all other gins...well...
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Guess I'm a little odd in quite liking Gordon's neat opps
But Hendricks with mint is also good
Is he drunk yet?
To br honest, all gin tastes the same, particularly with a mixer. Just drink Gordon's and save yer money. And I've spent the last 6 months or so drinking more of it than I should.
Aldi gin. £10. Good stuff. 'nuff said.
My present accompaniment for gin is this little fella (or his ginger and lemongrass brother) with a splash of fizzy water:
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Aldi gin. £10. Good stuff. 'nuff said.
It's sadly too weak for making cocktails with but as a g&t ingredient that's not a problem.
tonic makes my mouth taste funny..
so bitter lemon + no-cheap gin.
slice and ice ofc.
lister - MemberSee if they have Williams Chase on offer. We got some at £18 from Tesco, down from £44.
Really, really the best gin I've ever had. They make their own cider, to make their own vodka to make their own gin. It's crisp, dry and oh so good.
Started out making Tyrells crisps, then the potato vodka, then the rest.
Chase marmalade vodka with tonic and fresh orange is brilliant.
If you're just planning on getting drunk then, as others have said, Tanqueray is the strongest.
If speed is an issue then drink vesper martinis rather than any of this tonic nonsense.
3 shots gin
1 shot vodka
1/2 shot vermouth
shake with ice and strain.
A couple of them will see you right.
Alternatively Negronis are another good call.
One of the last times I got drunk was on Gin Slings in Raffles 😆 this was 24 years ago and Raffles was a bit tatty and threadbare, wow those slings knocked my socks off.
Doesn't gin make you miserable?
Doesn't gin make you miserable?
I don't think this is much of a problem for the OP. 🙂
I havent bothered to read the whole thread but...
Plymouth requires a slice of orange.
Hendricks, fever tree and lime Thread closed.
I don't think this is much of a problem for the OP.
You shut your dirty whore mouth! 😡
Thread closed.
Heh...waddya know.
You shut your dirty whore mouth!
Jamies pissed 😆
Blackwoods 60% and Fevertree
Jamies pissed
Oh what do you know....sitting there....with your head....oohhh lok at me! I have a head....doo be dooo be doo..
So long losers!
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Oz Clark put me on to it after a drunken wine tasting session at Tanners in Shrewsbury a few years ago. He was right.
Edit: it has to be lime, not lemon.
Double Edit: Lime is better than Lemon for sure, but what has been a revelation to me in my snobbery quest for the perfect G&T (and I have done more than is probably advisable)is to do away with either and have a slice of cucumber.
Sounds absurd but apparently it has been done this way in some of the finer establishments for a long time, and I was convinced of it by a rather experienced cocktail guy. Completely changes the ball game. if you haven't tried it, please do so immediately (unless its 10am) You'll never go back.
Citrus seems to mask the inherent hashness effectively by adding a harshness of its own that disguises. However cucumber seems to completely take away the harshness and create something delicate and fragrant that lifts the whole thing.
I scoffed when it was first put in front of me, by said cocktail guy, but it was an instant "whoooah I have been doing it wrong all these years" sort of moment
Shirley all this tosh about Gin and what to drink it with is moot, just open a bottle of cheap Supermarket Gin thats over 40% and slam a straw in it.. 🙄
STOP!
you are all doing it wrong.
This IS the best gin in the world.
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I'm not sure if cucumber is all that, though it is nice. Only tried it with Hendricks and the rank Gordon's cucumber stuff.
Gordon's is rank, I can't drink it any more, I like Bombay Sapphire, IIRC Tanquery is nice also.
I'm not sure if cucumber is all that, though it is nice
Yep in hindsight, I probably over sold the cucumber thing 🙂 But it has improved what was already my favourite tipple.
+1 on Bombay Saph and Tanquerey
Hotel I used to stay at in Barcelona regularly (Hotel Me) had a maddening approach to G&T serving. Each gin had to have a slightly different something or other in the glass. Half a grape and a sliver of ginger, a sprig of thyme and a slice of apple. That sort of thing. Annoying.
Not as annoying as once asking the barman if he had any local beer on tap and being greeted with the response, "Amstel?"
Not as annoying as once asking the barman if he had any local beer on tap and being greeted with the response, "Amstel?"
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IMAGES.OK.CO.UK The Aldi one has won awards and I like it. Ice and a slice for me.
Caorunn with fever tree and large chunk of lime squeezed, or mint bashed around a bit, or cucumber if that's your thing.