Gin recommendations?

ajf · 27 Jan 2018 at 02:14

Personal favourite is Tanqueray Rangpur but seems difficult to get sometimes.
Hendricks is another nice one I find

Had a bottle of Boe Superior Gin from work at Christmas which is not bad too. Never heard of them before.

Feek · 30 Jan 2018 at 19:37

I've just picked up this, based on a comment in here and the fact that it was on the shelf in a supermarket!

Curent rating order
Blue Bottle
Martin Miller's

Then it's very difficult to pick one I prefer out of Sipsmith and the Caorunn. I think the Caorunn may be slightly edging it above the Sipsmith.

Feek · 2 Feb 2018 at 22:08

OK, I'd like to update my opinion of the Caorunn after having had a few glasses. It's definitely better than the Sipsmith.

Raymond Lin · 3 Feb 2018 at 00:09

I bought a miniature bottle of unicorn tears.

john_s · 3 Feb 2018 at 20:18

Feek said:
OK, I'd like to update my opinion of the Caorunn after having had a few glasses. It's definitely better than the Sipsmith.

Just finished off a bottle of Caorunn this evening. Fortunately, there’s another in reserve!

Barry Smalley · 3 Feb 2018 at 22:32

I’m in Guernsey every week and I’m sure that Blue Bottle stuff is only twenty odd quid at Randall’s. I’ve not tried it, but I’m going to buy some for the wife who is also following this new Gin fad.

Feek · 3 Feb 2018 at 22:34

If you can find it for £20 then please tell me where. I went to the Randall’s shop and it was £40.

Illgresi · 3 Feb 2018 at 23:51

Has anyone tried Eden Mill's Sea Buckthorn? If your pair it with Fever Tree's Mediterranean tonic something wonderful happens. Both are lovely on their own, but together they are like crack and a pipe. Or eating an entire bag of Schoko-bons.

Barry Smalley · 4 Feb 2018 at 06:58

Feek said:
If you can find it for £20 then please tell me where. I went to the Randall’s shop and it was £40.

In St Peter Port?

Feek · 4 Feb 2018 at 14:10

Feek said:
If you can find it for £20 then please tell me where. I went to the Randall’s shop and it was £40.

Barry Smalley said:
In St Peter Port?

Aye

Barry Smalley · 4 Feb 2018 at 23:30

Barry Smalley said:
In St Peter Port?

Feek said:
Aye

I was in the St Sampson shop about two years ago when the bloke in there starting telling me about it and I am almost sure it was £25. Times have changed and the Gin bandwagon is well up to speed so it wouldn’t surprise me if the price has changed, but next time I’m in I will check although I won’t be paying forty quid for it!

PapaLazaru · 5 Feb 2018 at 13:15

Got given a mini bottle of Napue for xmas.

My god it is amazing but quite pricey @ £35 a bottle.

john_s · 5 Feb 2018 at 22:09

Barry Smalley said:
I was in the St Sampson shop about two years ago when the bloke in there starting telling me about it and I am almost sure it was £25. Times have changed and the Gin bandwagon is well up to speed so it wouldn’t surprise me if the price has changed, but next time I’m in I will check although I won’t be paying forty quid for it!

I think it might be about £36 in stores.

The cheapest I’ve seen is (I think) £28 in GCI duty free, which I believe is run by Randalls. I don’t think it’s anywhere else on island as cheap as that.

Barry Smalley · 6 Feb 2018 at 02:44

john_s said:
I think it might be about £36 in stores.

The cheapest I’ve seen is (I think) £28 in GCI duty free, which I believe is run by Randalls. I don’t think it’s anywhere else on island as cheap as that.

Cheers John. What a lovely island you live on.

john_s · 6 Feb 2018 at 20:11

Barry Smalley said:
Cheers John. What a lovely island you live on.

Yeah, I love it. It felt like a huge step when I decided to take the job there, but so glad I did.

utajoker · 6 Feb 2018 at 22:44

herno old tom gin is around £40 a bottle, the wife's favourite at the moment.

Avenged7Fold · 9 Feb 2018 at 15:15

If anyone wants to try something different

Turncoat

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turncoat-Cascade-Gin-43-70cl/dp/B077C52GGT

Has converted a few people who felt sick at the idea of drinking gin again. Was given a bottle at work and don't let the simple bottle fool you!

MikeTheNative · 9 Feb 2018 at 15:58

What type of gin is 'cascade'?

Avenged7Fold · 9 Feb 2018 at 16:58

MikeTheNative said:
What type of gin is 'cascade'?

A gimmick that actually works quite well.

This unique gin incorporates Cascade Hops in its flavour profile. Cascade is the founding father of the Craft Beer Revolution. Our head distiller, previously a craft brewer himself, has been working with hops for many years and will be uses the vapour method to extract all the flavour and aroma of this giant of hops.

encephalopathy · 20 Feb 2018 at 18:14

the botanist is lovely and i prefer it to caorunn - both have a seaweed medicinal iodine twang to them
shortcross gin from crossgar in NI is great as is Jawbox gin from belfast especially with honeycomb dropped into it
gunpowder gin from drumshanbo in county leitrim is a bit different but tasty
missus loves tanqueray rangpur (amazon is where i get i from)