Show Me Your Gin!
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Gretchen said:
Japveesix said:
We've added a few bottles (bulldog, hendricks and opihr) to our mini gin collection thanks to my lovely folks.
Actually quite enjoying the Opihr with tonic and a couple of red chilli slices. Sets it off better than citrus seemed too. I also quite like the fairly overpowering cardamon smell it gives off as it makes a nice change
Also recently had Millers strongly recommended to us. Is it worth getting as an alternative to hendricks/tanqueray etc?
I like Opihr. Nice winter Gin. Actually quite enjoying the Opihr with tonic and a couple of red chilli slices. Sets it off better than citrus seemed too. I also quite like the fairly overpowering cardamon smell it gives off as it makes a nice change
Also recently had Millers strongly recommended to us. Is it worth getting as an alternative to hendricks/tanqueray etc?
What else is in the Hendricks box? I've got a couple of their tea cup and saucers. Love the ltd edition freebies. So quaint.
ben5575 said:
Never judge a book by its cover and all that; was left very underwhelmed by this one:
As per previous page, I'm struggling to find something as good as Bathtub at the moment, so any suggestions (not Monkey 47) would be appreciated.
Quite the opposite for me, although i am biased as it is distilled round the corner from my parents' in Caithness. i did have it with lemon and schweppes as opposed to my usual fever tree tonic.As per previous page, I'm struggling to find something as good as Bathtub at the moment, so any suggestions (not Monkey 47) would be appreciated.
will have to sample some bathtub as it is recommended highly on here.
I was always a bit take-it-or-leave-it about the bog standard Gordons+Schweppes, but have had a few nights out recently at places with a big selection of interesting gins, and as a result consumed quite a lot of it over Christmas. Wish I could remember half of them 
Botanist was nice, served in one place with a tonic I forget and a big slice of orange and in another with Double Dutch pomegranate and basil and fresh basil leaves. They did something - Monkey 47 I think - with cracked black pepper and dried lavender - I asked the bartender what she thought was the most interesting, and I think I got the most weird. Was actually very good, though by that point in the evening I'd have probably enjoyed meths with a dash of lighter fluid. Bought a bottle of Sipsmiths, of Opihr and of Bloom and a variety of tonics and spent a few evenings over Xmas with friends going through the permutations of them with orange, lime and cucumber and half the spice cupboard. Didn't find anything I didn't like, though my liver disagrees.
Botanist was nice, served in one place with a tonic I forget and a big slice of orange and in another with Double Dutch pomegranate and basil and fresh basil leaves. They did something - Monkey 47 I think - with cracked black pepper and dried lavender - I asked the bartender what she thought was the most interesting, and I think I got the most weird. Was actually very good, though by that point in the evening I'd have probably enjoyed meths with a dash of lighter fluid. Bought a bottle of Sipsmiths, of Opihr and of Bloom and a variety of tonics and spent a few evenings over Xmas with friends going through the permutations of them with orange, lime and cucumber and half the spice cupboard. Didn't find anything I didn't like, though my liver disagrees.
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