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Just got a bottle of that Whitley Neill Blood orange gin. Is very tasty
Gin recommendations?
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Rock Rose and Brockmans are mighty fine.
So many to choose from these days, almost spoilt for choice ;0.
So many to choose from these days, almost spoilt for choice ;0.
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Brockmans isn't really a gin from what I remember, it was so fruity it reminded me of Ribena when I tried it a while ago!
Travelling home from Berlin yesterday I checked the duty free for gin, expecting the prices to be no real difference from the UK (because we all know how duty free shops generally aren't that competitive).
I was pleasantly surprised. I've been wanting to get Gin Mare and Roku gin for a while and they had them both. I paid less for a 1l bottle of Gin Mare than the 700cl bottles are in the UK and the Roku was cheaper as well. I also grabbed a limited edition local gin to give that a try. They only produce 9,999 bottles/year.
I was pleasantly surprised. I've been wanting to get Gin Mare and Roku gin for a while and they had them both. I paid less for a 1l bottle of Gin Mare than the 700cl bottles are in the UK and the Roku was cheaper as well. I also grabbed a limited edition local gin to give that a try. They only produce 9,999 bottles/year.
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Just a quick heads up Master of Malts have some good sample bottles on up to 50% off. Likes of Williams for £1.99 avaliable but they seems to be going quickly.
Hey everyone,
I'm a newcomer here but have been a gin lover for ages.
My number one gin which has stayed at my top spot for the last 5 years is Citadel Gin. It is from Spain and comes in a beautiful blue bottle. It's made with orange peel and cinnamon which really come through when served with good tonic (Fever-tree obviously). I was served it at a hotel in Barcelona and it has been my favourite ever since. It is priced at just over £30 which I think is the maximum you should have to pay for gin.
My joint second favourites are 6 o'clock gin and Silent Pool. 6 o'clock is actually very similar in many ways to Citadel and about the same price. I find that anything that has orange peel in the ingredients is usually very nice. Silent Pool seems to be very popular on here, and for good reason. It is beautifully light with a subtle sweet favour to it that, I find lends its self to summer evenings in the garden.
But my 'go to' gin which is half the price of these and you just can not go wrong with is the good old Beefeater. It is delicious, available almost everywhere and very reasonably priced at £15. They have also recently brought out a strawberry version which is absolutely out of this world; provided you like strawberries, and who doesn't?!!
Also good are: Brokers, Little Bird, Warner Edwards and King of Soho.
I hope everyone finds this helpful
I'm a newcomer here but have been a gin lover for ages.
My number one gin which has stayed at my top spot for the last 5 years is Citadel Gin. It is from Spain and comes in a beautiful blue bottle. It's made with orange peel and cinnamon which really come through when served with good tonic (Fever-tree obviously). I was served it at a hotel in Barcelona and it has been my favourite ever since. It is priced at just over £30 which I think is the maximum you should have to pay for gin.
My joint second favourites are 6 o'clock gin and Silent Pool. 6 o'clock is actually very similar in many ways to Citadel and about the same price. I find that anything that has orange peel in the ingredients is usually very nice. Silent Pool seems to be very popular on here, and for good reason. It is beautifully light with a subtle sweet favour to it that, I find lends its self to summer evenings in the garden.
But my 'go to' gin which is half the price of these and you just can not go wrong with is the good old Beefeater. It is delicious, available almost everywhere and very reasonably priced at £15. They have also recently brought out a strawberry version which is absolutely out of this world; provided you like strawberries, and who doesn't?!!
Also good are: Brokers, Little Bird, Warner Edwards and King of Soho.
I hope everyone finds this helpful
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£10 off £50 spend on Amazon if anyone's looking at ordering Gin!
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Hey everyone,
I'm a newcomer here but have been a gin lover for ages.
My number one gin which has stayed at my top spot for the last 5 years is Citadel Gin. It is from Spain and comes in a beautiful blue bottle. It's made with orange peel and cinnamon which really come through when served with good tonic (Fever-tree obviously). I was served it at a hotel in Barcelona and it has been my favourite ever since. It is priced at just over £30 which I think is the maximum you should have to pay for gin.
My joint second favourites are 6 o'clock gin and Silent Pool. 6 o'clock is actually very similar in many ways to Citadel and about the same price. I find that anything that has orange peel in the ingredients is usually very nice. Silent Pool seems to be very popular on here, and for good reason. It is beautifully light with a subtle sweet favour to it that, I find lends its self to summer evenings in the garden.
But my 'go to' gin which is half the price of these and you just can not go wrong with is the good old Beefeater. It is delicious, available almost everywhere and very reasonably priced at £15. They have also recently brought out a strawberry version which is absolutely out of this world; provided you like strawberries, and who doesn't?!!
Also good are: Brokers, Little Bird, Warner Edwards and King of Soho.
I hope everyone finds this helpful
Have you tried Chase Marmalade gin? That is made from Seville Oranges and quite nice, it is my granddad's favourite https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chase-Seville-Marmalade-Gin-70/dp/B008TSI7QY
The price was cheaper than I remember last year so I bought three bottles while in Guernsey last week.
I stumbled across this on the BBC which made me laugh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/art...e&intc_linkname=article_gincraze_contentcard1
Currently have Sipsmiths and tanquery no. 10 left myself. Previous bottles were Star of Bombay and Martin Millers. Of the four, I think the Martin millers is probably my favorite. Anyway should rid me of any temptation to try that evil tea muck.
bbc_radio4 said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/art...e&intc_linkname=article_gincraze_contentcard1
Currently have Sipsmiths and tanquery no. 10 left myself. Previous bottles were Star of Bombay and Martin Millers. Of the four, I think the Martin millers is probably my favorite. Anyway should rid me of any temptation to try that evil tea muck.
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was out for a meal last night and had the entire malfy range..and very nice it is too
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Got a bottle of Roku for my birthday which has been going down a treat! Mixing it with the Aromatic Fever-Tree and a slice of ginger.
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I found that horrid, as did the mrs. Didn't stop me polishing it off neat when I ran out of beer on a rare crazy gaming night though lol
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Going to get a selection of spirits for Christmas and love my gin!
Usually buy Tanqueray, but always open to ideas.
So many to choose, but found Sipsmith VJOP. Anyone tried this one?
Appears to be quite potent but I quite like a sharp and bitter taste.
Usually buy Tanqueray, but always open to ideas.
So many to choose, but found Sipsmith VJOP. Anyone tried this one?
Appears to be quite potent but I quite like a sharp and bitter taste.
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VJOP is very nice, not many places sell it though, and its a bit pricey too, but worth it.
Tarquins if you can get it, I think Waitrose stock it now.
Tarquins if you can get it, I think Waitrose stock it now.
Elderflower fevertree works well
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Just finished off a lil bottle of 6 o'clock gin and have to say it's very good 
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Just opened some elderflower gin. I'm in my office so wil have to see which it is when I go to the kitchen but it's lovely and not 20% like a lot of these flavoured gins.
Just finished off a lil bottle of 6 o'clock gin and have to say it's very good
In 21 mins?, That's impressive