Gin recommendations?

MikeTheNative · 31 Mar 2019 at 10:10

I've not had mine yet, I also bought some cucumber tonic so probably will give that a go today with some chicken f the lone wolf.

Feek · 2 Apr 2019 at 12:15

The label is actually stuck on but there's a rubber band around it as well.

MikeTheNative · 2 Apr 2019 at 12:21

Mine wasn't very well stuck on so needed the band, I quite liked the gin, good burst of citrus which I do like. However I didn't like the free tonic at all, I put some in with the lone wolf and felt it overpowered the gin a bit too much. However the bottles are 200ml when I usually have 150ml for a double, next time I will put a bit extra gin in it. The cucumber tonic was pleasant (think it was lamb & watt), it's strong flavour though so I thought it's a bit of waste to pair it with the more expensive gin. Would be really refreshing on a hot summers day though.

Feek · 2 Apr 2019 at 12:23

That's really strange - Did they send you the same tonic that I had because I found it didn't distract from the gin in the slightest which is totally the opposite to what you've said..

I didn't use the whole bottle, measured out 150ml.

MikeTheNative · 2 Apr 2019 at 12:25

Yeah they did actually, I got lixir as well but it was a yellow bottle not blue like yours.

I got this
https://www.ginkiosk.com/products/lixir-indian-tonic

bJN · 5 Apr 2019 at 18:18

Ordered and took delivery of four bottles of gin yesterday:
Roku
Caorunn
Sipsmith
Adnams

Along with 46 bottles of wine (18 vinho verde, 18 sauvignon blanc, 10 of The Cubist) and two whiskeys (JW black label and Jura 10)...

In my defense my wedding is next month

Feek · 5 Apr 2019 at 18:21

My invite is in the post, right?

Double07 · 8 Apr 2019 at 18:31

bJN said:
Ordered and took delivery of four bottles of gin yesterday:
Roku
Caorunn
Sipsmith
Adnams

Along with 46 bottles of wine (18 vinho verde, 18 sauvignon blanc, 10 of The Cubist) and two whiskeys (JW black label and Jura 10)...

In my defense my wedding is next month

What is everyone else going to drink though?

Gooner Leroy · 18 Apr 2019 at 07:59

After attending a gin festival, I fully intend in taking up gin drinking as a hobby

Notable ones which I tried at the festival were:
Firkin Gin Islay Cask - Had a nice peaty taste to it from the whisky cask I guess. Went well with ginger ale.
Bertha's Revenge Irish Milk Gin. Lovely and smooth
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin which had an interesting peppery taste to it

Also enjoyed Opihr with tonic in Edinburgh recently.

What are everyone's 'go to' online vendors for gins? Are there any that offer good membership deals etc?

Teh_Next · 18 Apr 2019 at 14:06

Gin is so much going the ponse road like whisky.
But I do enjoy trying them

My favourite affordable gin to date is Asda's own brand ES/Extra Special. Tasty tasty.

MikeTheNative · 18 Apr 2019 at 14:07

Really enjoying the Lone Wolf now. Problem is though I had a few people over at the weekend at they had a good go at it.

beachBOYken · 23 May 2019 at 09:49

Few new additions

MikeTheNative · 23 May 2019 at 11:04

I've had Edinburgh eldferflower liqueur which was really nice, never had their normal gin though. Never had a gin that high a percentage though not sure I would like it.

Feek · 23 May 2019 at 11:44

All the high strength (over 50%) gins I’ve tried have been pretty bland in flavour. I won’t be going out of my way to try them again.

chroniclard · 23 May 2019 at 11:56

I dont find much difference between many gins when combined with a decent quantity of quality tonic (I like a big glass, lots of tonic and we use a huge hexagon ice cube), its only the flavoured ones that really stand out.

Feek · 23 May 2019 at 11:59

Use less tonic.

Or more gin.

I can really tell the difference between them.

beachBOYken · 23 May 2019 at 12:58

chroniclard said:
I dont find much difference between many gins when combined with a decent quantity of quality tonic (I like a big glass, lots of tonic and we use a huge hexagon ice cube), its only the flavoured ones that really stand out.

As above less tonic is the key.

I find 50ml gin to 150ml tonic and a large ice cube good, after trying various gins, I can also tell a difference between them.

Feek · 23 May 2019 at 13:21

That’s the same proportions I use. How do you measure the gin to 50ml though? I had a little measure from Amazon but although it was supposed to be 50ml, it was only 43.

Now I measure by weight. 45g is near as damnit to 50ml as makes no difference. 150ml of tonic is easy as that’s the can size.

Scam · 23 May 2019 at 13:34

Anybody tried Bobby's gin? We had some in Malta and it was lovely. Might have to grab a bottle. A bit like Ophir in my opinion.

chroniclard · 23 May 2019 at 13:34

I usually have a standard double shot, then add a bit more for good measure.