Saint-scooby Posted 2 May, 2015 Posted 2 May, 2015 Apart from the bog standard stuff "Gordons, Bombay" Anyone recommend a good gin
CB Saint Posted 2 May, 2015 Posted 2 May, 2015 Hendricks is good - serve with cucumber tanquery ten is also good fever tree tonic is a great mixer
PhilippineSaint Posted 2 May, 2015 Posted 2 May, 2015 Tanqueray is very good and my preferred brand Bombay is too flowery for my liking In the Philippines Gilbeys is good and at only GBP 1.90 a bottle is also cheap. there are a lot of Plymouth gins which are also very good.
John Boy Saint Posted 2 May, 2015 Posted 2 May, 2015 Use to like Xoriguer Gin from Mahon Menorca initially made to quench the thirst of the British Navy whilst the island belonged to the British Crown some years ago.
Fowllyd Posted 3 May, 2015 Posted 3 May, 2015 I'm sure I posted on this thread last night, but it seems to have been lost in the Great Database Mangling of 2015. Anyway, Berkeley Square, produced by Greenall's (I think - they seem to have been re-branding like crazy) is a beautiful gin. Best drunk with a proper tonic (Fever tree is my preference, though Fentimans do a decent one as well) plus some torn basil leaves in place of the slice of lemon or lime. It's pretty pricey (around £38 for a 70cl bottle) but worth it for a treat now and again. Bloom, from the same maker, is less expensive but still lovely; also easier to get hold of, as you won't find Berkeley Square in too many shops. Good tonic is very important - if you're prepared to spend decent money on the gin, why ruin it with rubbish like Schweppes?
Saint-scooby Posted 4 May, 2015 Author Posted 4 May, 2015 Yep some posts were lost Anyway thanks for the input I will slowly make my way through all of them..... Sloans Gin I think was included http://www.shortlist.com/instant-improver/food/the-worlds-10-best-gins A few of you mentioned Fever Tree, its made by the same company that make Brothers cider (Showering clan) who used to make Babycham
buctootim Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 (edited) Hayman's Old Tom is nice enough - not particularly distinctive though. tbh Im not sure that you can really taste much difference with any spirit that is drunk with a mixer as long as you avoid the really bad cheap ones (and Gordons which makes me slightly sick for some reason). I like trying new malts and wines but spending more on specialist gin and vodka seems a bit of a waste to me. Edited 6 May, 2015 by buctootim
Special K Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 For an everyday slurp, Waitrose do a nice Heston Blumenthal Earl Grey and Lemon gin. Good enough.
Fowllyd Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 Hayman's Old Tom is nice enough - not particularly distinctive though. tbh Im not sure that you can really taste much difference with any spirit that is drunk with a mixer as long as you avoid the really bad cheap ones (and Gordons which makes me slightly sick for some reason). I like trying new malts and wines but spending more on specialist gin and vodka seems a bit of a waste to me. Depends on how much mixer you use to how much spirit I guess. I can certainly tell the difference between different gins, but it's a lot harder to do so if the gin's smothered with tonic (all the more so if it's a crap tonic). Matter of taste when it comes down to it of course.
Goatboy Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 For an everyday slurp, Waitrose do a nice Heston Blumenthal Earl Grey and Lemon gin. Good enough. If by 'everday' you mean excutiatingly middle class;)
Bucks Saint Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 Apart from the bog standard stuff "Gordons, Bombay" Anyone recommend a good gin Good for what, can you clarify please? Standard stuff gets some stains out, so works for me
suewhistle Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 There's a gin distilled in North London which was recommended to me called Sacred: haven't seen it on sale yet.
Saint-scooby Posted 6 May, 2015 Author Posted 6 May, 2015 Good for what, can you clarify please? Standard stuff gets some stains out, so works for me Ooooh too much free porn on the web??
Bucks Saint Posted 6 May, 2015 Posted 6 May, 2015 Ooooh too much free porn on the web?? Dont be ridiculous. I run a child labour camp
svetigpung Posted 8 May, 2015 Posted 8 May, 2015 I learned only recently that Bombay Sapphire has a distillery in Whitchurch just north of winchester.
Special K Posted 8 May, 2015 Posted 8 May, 2015 If by 'everday' you mean excutiatingly middle class;) Au contraire Goaty, (aspiring) Upper Middle Class, don't you know
buctootim Posted 8 May, 2015 Posted 8 May, 2015 I learned only recently that Bombay Sapphire has a distillery in Whitchurch just north of winchester. There is a visitor centre there. Supposed to be good. http://distillery.bombaysapphire.com/the-distillery/laverstoke-mill
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