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Posted: 11/10/2023 2:33:01 PM EDT
And what a good readily available Gin might be…
My future daughter-in-law is a fan, and I know nothing about it |
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I like Monkey 47 (German) but it's pricey.
The Botanist (Scottish) is very good too, and less expensive. edit - gin is a neutral spirit infused with herbal/botanical ingredients to create the flavor profile. Some are very herbal, some very floral. Different gins can taste very different |
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"My irritability keeps me alive and kicking" --Howard Devoto
"Didn't watch it. You don't rack up 100k posts by reading the articles before commenting on them, slow poke." --Aimless |
It's medicinal, goes great with tonic that has quinine to fight malaria.
Bombay Safire & Hendricks are both pretty good. Bombay for gin & tonic Hendricks & cucumbers |
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My favorite spirit...
Beefeaters, Brokers, Tanqueray, Plymouth, Plymouth Navy Strength, Boodles. None are that expensive and all are tasty without the weird "New American" gin flavors. Hendricks is... okay, if you like cucumber. I don't. Haven't had Monkey 47 yet. Edited because of post after this as it has slipped my mind: Gordon's. A surprisingly decent London Dry gin that punches WELL above it's price point. |
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"The right to buy weapons is the right to be free"
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For dry/ dirty martinis Hendricks, beefeater, and Gordon's.
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heavy pour of Gordon's, splash of tonic, and heavy on the limes...shit is delicious
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Roku
It’s cheap, it’s Japanese and it is fucking delicious. Of all the gin I drink throughout the year, this is my go to. |
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Worst hangovers I have ever had were from Gin.
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Hendricks martinis are Good
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"Now that I got me some Seagram's gin Everybody got they cups, but they ain't chipped in"
~Snoop Dogg but seriously, there is a local distiller near me called Tennessee Hills that makes probably the best gin ive ever had. its called Hellcat gin. check it out. |
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A veteran of the British Foreign Service told me once that the secret weapon against food poisoning is Gin. Think you ate a bad clam...do a couple of shots of Gin.
He claimed that it was popular in India during the Raj for that very reason. Off topic, but I thought it was interesting. Bombay Sapphire is my go to if I'm going to drink Gin. If I ate a bad clam, anything will do. |
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"Life is Hard, its Harder if You're Stupid" - John Wayne
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Find some of this. It's excellent.
https://www.bluewaterdistilling.com/product/halcyon-organic-distilled-gin/ |
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I know I'll never go home.
So set fire to your ships, and past regrets, and be free. |
My wife was always a Tanqueray Rangpur girl but has since been converted to Hendricks. She loves it. I cannot stand it.
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Every normal man, at times, must be tempted to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Born with a low tolerance for bullshit
KY, USA
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Originally Posted By eracer: I had a fun experience learning how to make gin at a distillery up in Wisconsin. I was visiting my brother, and the place was an easy walk from his house. We learned all about the different botanicals used to create different flavor profiles. We each walked out with a bottle we'd created. Mine was peppery. His was citrusy. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31267/IMG_5603-2962283.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31267/Gin_stills_1_small-2710444.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31267/Gin_stills_3_small-2710446.jpg View Quote That looks like SERIOUSLY great fun! Gin was actually the first alcohol I ever liked (many years ago, before I became an enthusiast). Been many years now since I had gin. |
Nobody ever wakes me at 2 in the morning telling me that my grass is out on the highway.~~Radiopat
Wine is sunlight held together by water~~Galileo Galilei Well-behaved women rarely make history~~Marilyn Monroe |
Johnnie Johnson Tanqueray |
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It's medicinal, goes great with tonic that has quinine to fight malaria. View Quote Somewhat true. The gin itself is not medicinal, at least concerning malaria. It was originally added to quinine (being used to treat malaria) to make it more palatable to drink. This was the origin of gin and tonic. The tonic water commonly purchased to make gin and tonic has quinine in it, but at such low concentration it is not of any therapeutic value. |
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I like Plymouth and Aviator is actually decent for being "celebrity" gin
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