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We have found ourselves enjoying good gin more and more these days, and having tried most of the big brand stuff available in supermarkets from Bombay Sapphire and Tanquaray to the likes of Sipsmiths and Blackwoods etc, we set of to the Good Food Show yesterday on a sampling mission to buy some good quality Gin.
Gin of the day for us was Pickerings, a fairly new small Edinburgh distillery.
They had 3 gins available, their regular Gin based on an old 1947 recipe but adapted to modern tastes, a navy strength version of this (57.1%), and the original 1947 Bombay recipe gin which is more spicy, less Juniper and nothing like you expect a modern gin to taste like at all.
All three were amazing, and it was so difficult to chose which to buy we got one of each!
Anyone else have recommendations on interesting/craft/small batch gin's or whatever they are called, for when this lot runs out?
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Gin of the day for us was Pickerings, a fairly new small Edinburgh distillery.
They had 3 gins available, their regular Gin based on an old 1947 recipe but adapted to modern tastes, a navy strength version of this (57.1%), and the original 1947 Bombay recipe gin which is more spicy, less Juniper and nothing like you expect a modern gin to taste like at all.
All three were amazing, and it was so difficult to chose which to buy we got one of each!
Anyone else have recommendations on interesting/craft/small batch gin's or whatever they are called, for when this lot runs out?
IMG_20151128_195158Sadly my GP has prescribed some 'no alcohol allowed' medication but last weekend this accidentally found its way into my trolley at Sainsburys. It's a bit pricey at £2.30 but it's an absolute delight to drink - delicate flavours, very light and refreshing. If I could, I'd add a bottle of Bloom's gin and some Fentiman's tonic to my drinks cupboard.
A friend of a friend has started manufacturing Gin, here's their website ForestGin, I tried some at the weekend and although I'm not a Gin drinker it tasted pretty reasonable.
MitchmachineUAE said:
Used to be a Bombay Sapphire and Tanquery man myself but have since moved onto Beafeater 24 and Monkey 47.
Just use a decent tonic. Waitrose own brand or Fentimans are definitely the best. Throw the Schwepps stuff in the bin.
Nothing wrong with Schweppes, it's better than most out there. Just use a decent tonic. Waitrose own brand or Fentimans are definitely the best. Throw the Schwepps stuff in the bin.
Edited by MitchmachineUAE on Wednesday 9th December 09:05
Fentimans is fantastic but I would much rather have Schweppes than Fevertree, which is quite well regarded.
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