Never tried Gin before

[Scam]

Nothing wrong with Schweppe

Except like most soft drinks nowadays it's full of sweeteners. Yuck. I can taste the difference between sweeteners and non-sweeteners pretty easily. Heck,, my girlfriend can smell the difference even with coke and diet coke!

Ordering a g&t in a bar is a minefield because of this, it has to be Fever Tree or nothing unfortunately. (Unless they have some uber independent craft tonic etc)

Also a big fan of a stronger ratio. 2 parts mixer to 1 part gin is good,I think!

 

[200sols]

Big glass, loads of ice. Double measure and 1 small can of tonic is about right. Fever tree aromatic is a lovely tonic.

 

[DB_SamX]

Ginger ale with gin is a favourite of mine.

Bombay Sapphire is my go to gin. I've been to visit their distillery nearby. Not really liked other local ones.

 

[sideways14a]

Started drinking Gin "properly" a wee while back, yup i am of the big glass, lots of ice, tiny amount of tonic and a gallon of actual gin.

Lovely.

 

[joelk2]

a lot of my friends drink gin, i kept drinking it and really didnt see the appeal. in fact i found it awful. turns out i didnt like tonic water and gin was actually lovely. try with lemonade too.

 

[john_s]

Ginger ale with gin is a favourite of mine.

Yes, that's my choice of mixer too. Especially with an oaked gin.

 

[Ryan-3]

One-third gin to two-thirds tonic. Put the lot in the fridge and don't bother with ice.

If you find you hate tonic, try a different mixer that has been mentioned.

 

[something daft already!!]

I drank a bottle neat as a young man. I recall it tested like perfume, I also recall being quite ill. It wasn't an experience I enjoyed or have repeated since over the next 30 odd years.

 

[Moothead2]

I drank a bottle neat as a young man. I recall it tested like perfume, I also recall being quite ill. It wasn't an experience I enjoyed or have repeated since over the next 30 odd years.

Same here, though I've come around to Gin and Lemonade recently. Head seems better off the next day and my guts certainly appreciate it over beers.

 

[200sols]

don't bother with ice.

No, just no.

 

[R.P.L]

Mix with Fever-Tree tonic, over ice. That's the only way it should be drunk

 

[Super-Spy]

Ah Gin, the tipple favoured by 80s Yuppies

 

[GinG]

Grab a pint glass.

Grab hold of some ice cold cider and fill the glass.

Take the bottle of gin and place back in the cupboard.

Enjoy the cider

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Except like most soft drinks nowadays it's full of sweeteners. Yuck. I can taste the difference between sweeteners and non-sweeteners pretty easily. Heck,, my girlfriend can smell the difference even with coke and diet coke!

If you want cheap tonic without sweeteners the cheapest is Waitrose Essentials. It's cheaper the Schweppes.

 

[Scam]

If you want cheap tonic without sweeteners the cheapest is Waitrose Essentials. It's cheaper the Schweppes.

Yep I think we used to buy that on Ocado but now it's M&S...

 

[Jean-F]

Mix with Fever tree tonic, at a push Schweppes tonic. Big glass, double shot, lots of tonic, big ice.

With mixers, I guess that it comes down to personal preference or taste, I drink vodka and tonic, and the only tonic I’ll have is Schweppes, plus a reasonable amount if ice.
If Schweppes is unavailable, I’ll drink neat vodka just with ice.
I’ve been to parties where the vodka has run out, and I’ve switched to gin, but only if Schweppes tonic is available.
The unusual thing for me is that I eschew the wedge of citrus fruit with vodka and tonic, but I like a wedge of lime if I go on gin and tonic, no accounting for changes of taste I guess.
Gin is not, (to me), an unpleasant taste, but it doesn’t appeal as a neat drink, unlike bourbon, rye and Canadian whiskies, all of which I find excellent on their own, and occasionally with ice.

 

[robj20]

If I have the flavoured stuff I'll have it neat with ice.

 

[200sols]

Neat gin is disgusting, no idea how anyone could enjoy it.

 

[robj20]

Neat gin is disgusting, no idea how anyone could enjoy it.

Drink better Gin.

 

[200sols]

Drink better Gin.

Its all grim neat.