Gin and tonic

[chris.mapey]

0a said:

Out of respect I have just settled down with a double caorunn gin and tonic, 40/60 mix with ice to the top of the glass and a squeeze and slice of lime. Delicious! http://www.caorunngin.com

If you like Caorunn, try it with a slice of apple rather than more citrus fruit. Works really well...

[p4pedro]

I am a lover of Blackwoods, but the other week in Sainsburies I spotted this
http://picasso.media.s3.amazonaws.com/Products%20a...
produced by Grenalls , export strength 43% , only £13 for 70cl bottle. It is quite smooth.

[CRB14]

I picked up a Litre of Greenalls in Morrisons for £15. Sounded cheap enough to give it a go as I'd not tried it. I was actually quite impressed. It's a bit more of a slurping gin than my favourite Hendricks. The price puts me off a little really for that.

[Nerfbat]

Anno gin is the best I've had so far - not the cheapest, but it's wonderful stuff .

I also love The Botanist and Tanqueray 10 - we're lucky that there is such a good choice of excellent gins around these days.

[jontysafe]

I'm a big Monkey 47 fan.

Bloody delicious and strong enough to only need a few.

[motco]

Some years ago I was passing through Dublin airport on my way home and, as it was in the days when duty free within Europe still existed, I bought a bottle of Cork Gin. There was a choice between 70 and 80 degrees proof and the choice of 80 degrees was automatic at the identical price!

All I can say is that they must use real cork; it is bloody horrible! It really tastes of old cardboard boxes. The only other gin I know first hand that has a distinctively different flavour as obvious as that is Burnetts with a clear nuttiness - quite nice too. I didn't try the 70 degree stuff on subsequent occasions so cannot report on that, but avoid the 80 degree hooch!

[Bullett]

Has anyone made their own tonic?
It doesn't look too tricky and the ingredients are easy to come by in the internet age but I've not got round to it yet. I was worried it would be like making stock or mayonnaise - tastes lovely but not really worth the effort.

[shirt]

chris.mapey said:

Cheese Mechanic said:

chris.mapey said:

We stock over 195 (& increasing) different types of gin,

Lordy! I assume that figure includes Genevers?

Oh go on then, post the pub details

- it is in my profile details...

http://www.theangelwoodbridge.co.uk/The_Angel_Wood... - our gin list (needs updating!)

Love to see any of you here!

phers at a pub without pie on the menu? get away!

[Mr Gearchange]

Hendricks, Fevertree and a couple of Sage leaves.

[matchmaker]

I haven't had gin for years, but back when I did this was a favourite of my flatmates and me:



Don't know if it is still available or if it is it tastes the same.

[motco]

matchmaker said:

I haven't had gin for years, but back when I did this was a favourite of my flatmates and me:



Don't know if it is still available or if it is it tastes the same.

That's the stuff I alluded to in my post about Cork gin. The Burnetts is distinctively 'nutty' of flavour isn't it?

This fellow comments at length. I believe it is discontinued though.

[PurpleMeanie]

Can't get enough of Chase Williams, Fevertree and a slice of Pear.

http://www.chasedistillery.co.uk/spirits.php

[littlegreenfairy]

jontysafe said:

I'm a big Monkey 47 fan.

Bloody delicious and strong enough to only need a few.

It is so pleasing to see someone else with a love of this stuff. It is wonderful! (And the bottle is fab)

I've just bought a portobello road and it is very nice- quite light and very good with an elderflower tonic. Also quite impressed with Blooms, less so with the Heston effort.

[Mobile Chicane]

Public announcement: Try Fevertree elderflower tonic with Hendrick's gin. Nommy.

[PurpleMeanie]

Mobile Chicane said:

Public announcement: Try Fevertree elderflower tonic with Hendrick's gin. Nommy.

Oh yes. Quite excited by this.

p.s. the new Waitrose in Dorking has a very impressive gin section !

[addz86]

Ashamed to say I've never tried gin with tonic! I've always had it with bitter lemon and enjoyed it, Bombay sapphire has been my favourite so far, I suppose I really should try with tonic but heard it's very bitter?

[big hair]

I always hated gin, but I only realised that it was the tonic I hated - bitter taste. So I've recently started drinking gin and lemonade instead, sometimes with a splash of elderflower in. Tastes great. Martin Millers is prob my fav, but has anyone tried this:

http://www.liverpoolgin.com/

£48 a bottle

[don4l]

addz86 said:

Ashamed to say I've never tried gin with tonic! I've always had it with bitter lemon and enjoyed it, Bombay sapphire has been my favourite so far, I suppose I really should try with tonic but heard it's very bitter?

I enjoy Bombay with tonic. I wouldn't say that it is bitter at all.

The tonic is very important. Schweppes or Waitrose Essentials (which I am sure is Schweppes) are both fine.

I tried the Fevertree once, and I thought it was OK, but not better than the Schweppes.

[addz86]

I bought some Shwepps earlier I put it in the freezer to chill.... shame I only just remembered and now its a solid block

[big hair]

addz86 said:

I bought some Shwepps earlier I put it in the freezer to chill.... shame I only just remembered and now its a solid block

I've now taken to freezing little slices of lemon and lime in the ice cube tray - makes life a little easier in the long run!!