Gin

[Len Finsbury]

Just now, Countryfox said:

 

Get it right Len ...   alcohol is big in Scotland !      End of.   

Well, that's just it. If you've tasted Buckfast, you know that they'll drink anything up here!

[EastAnglianFox]

Adnams Gin for me over here in Norfolk.

 

Only just started to get into it, nice gin bar in Norwich recently opened with over 200 varieties.

[Mike Oxlong]

Norfolk gin is the only one drunk in six fingers

[VLC86]

50 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Adnams Gin for me over here in Norfolk.

 

Only just started to get into it, nice gin bar in Norwich recently opened with over 200 varieties.

Yea Adnams Copper gin is decent, got a bottle at home.

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

Gin! Now that is the one drink I HATE!!! 

[rico]

[Guest seanfox778]

Mothers ruin! Always gives me a banger of a headache. It smells nice though. 

[Tielemans63]

Sipsmiths. You ain't drank that, you ain't drank nowt. Lovely stuff.

[VLC86]

50 minutes ago, Paddy. said:

Sipsmiths. You ain't drank that, you ain't drank nowt. Lovely stuff.

Sipsmiths is decent.

 

Drank all sorts of random shit tonight, got a bit dicey at times but im somehow not completely wrecked.

[Guest]

Where's Finnegan?

 

Be GIN again.

[tom27111]

Tanqueray 10.

 

Gin is best with ginger ale rather than tonic.

 

Bombay Sapphire is awful, no flavour.

 

A few gins like Bombay are distilled through a filter, picking up the flavour as it evaporates.

 

Tanqueray is flavoured by basically using something like a massive tea bag so it has more taste.

Edited 31 July 2016 by tom27111

[VLC86]

45 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

Tanqueray 10.

 

Gin is best with ginger ale rather than tonic.

 

Bombay Sapphire is awful, no flavour.

 

A few gins like Bombay are distilled through a filter, picking up the flavour as it evaporates.

 

Tanqueray is flavoured by basically using something like a massive tea bag so it has more taste.

Had a Hoxton gin and ginger ale yesterday, incredible! Thoroughly recommend trying it.

 

My next favourite was Silent Pool, so good.

[bovril]

[FireFox]

Any cheap gin, any cheap tonic, Squirt soda - equal parts

[Jon the Hat]

Try Berry Bros and Rudd Number 3 Gin, my favourite at the moment.  Is about £38 a bottle mind you.  Fever Tree obvs

[Smudge]

I prefer Tanquerey but it's too expensive for everyday drinking so I have Gilbey's, 1.75 litres costs $18 but top shelf gin is at least $30.

 

My wife makes a great Martini cocktail for me. 3-4 ounces of gin with half a cap of dry Martini poured over a cup of ice in a shaker. She inverts it about six times and pours straight into a large Martini glass that has been in the freezer all day. The first sip is ice cold and has a real bite. I rarely have an olive with it but do when dining out. Tomolives (pickled small tomatos) are another garnish I enjoy.

 

I have to admit, it has been an acquired taste but when done right, hits the spot every time.

Edited 1 August 2016 by Smudge

[Oxfordfox83]

Love a gin, and some great shouts in here. Surprised noone's mentioned Martin Miller yet-a really good subtle gin and England/Iceland collaboration. 

 

Sloane's is a quality Dutch gin-not easy to find but amazing if you do.

 

Conker from Dorset, and my favourite at the moment Adnams Copper House as mentioned above.

 

And a good rule of thumb is to pair cheap gin with fancy tonic, and good gin with basic tonic-Sainsbury's or Waitrose Essentials are apparently the best...

Edited 2 August 2016 by Oxfordfox83
Auto-correct had turned me into a Trumpesque gun-nut...

[VLC86]

On 2 August 2016 at 08:25, Oxfordfox83 said:

Love a gin, and some great shouts in here. Surprised noone's mentioned Martin Miller yet-a really good subtle gin and England/Iceland collaboration. 

 

Sloane's is a quality Dutch gin-not easy to find but amazing if you do.

 

Conker from Dorset, and my favourite at the moment Adnams Copper House as mentioned above.

 

And a good rule of thumb is to pair cheap gin with fancy tonic, and good gin with basic tonic-Sainsbury's or Waitrose Essentials are apparently the best...

A good rule of thumb is don't buy cheap gin lol.

 

Just trying to work out if I am likely to go to the gym after the football or to crack open some gin.

[GaelicFox]

Anyone distilling there own ??

 

id love to learn 

[Webbo]

2 minutes ago, GaelicFox said:

Anyone distilling there own ??

 

id love to learn 

You get get 1lt for around £15. Why would you want to?

[GaelicFox]

3 minutes ago, Webbo said:

You get get 1lt for around £15. Why would you want to?

Because I plan on opening a stil in ireland and develop a new local bespoke Gin brand there , the region I'm from is going through a gastronomic and tourist explosion and I'm looking at starting a Gin stil there 

 

im going to do the brew lab distillers course but a bit of local distilling knowledge would be good 

 

 

Edited 3 August 2016 by GaelicFox

[Guest Col city fan]

Bombay Sapphire is the only gin I drink. It's delicious...

[VLC86]

6 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Bombay Sapphire is the only gin I drink. It's delicious...

The Lee Cattermole of gin, it figures. Go for something exotic Col, broaden your horizons lol.

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

Bombay Sapphire is the only gin I drink. It's delicious...

Over flavoured crap.

[Guest Col city fan]

12 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Over flavoured crap.

Oh don't be such a pompous ass.!

Its all I can bloody afford..and that's at a push!

I suppose you know about the 'gins of the world', you seem the sort.

Must be a scream at parties...