Show Me Your Gin!

[jimmystart]

My current selection
Ancient Mariner
Hayman's Old Tom
Hayman's Sloe
Bombay Saphire East
Sipsmith V.J.O.P
Williams Chase Seville Orange
Williams Chase Elegant Crisp
Monkey 47
Tanqueray Malacca
Tanqueray Old Tom

[cornet]

This has to be one of my favourites:

http://www.edinburghgindistillery.co.uk/product/ca...


The Botanist is also very good

http://www.thebotanist.com/the-botanist-islay-dry-...

[Frik]

After extensive research at the Good Food Show last year, I can thoroughly recommend Whitley Neill. Hic.

[Vanquish310]

Chilgrove is the one of choice for me. 44% and the after burn just lasts longer than others.
Saw it last year at Goodwood and hear it is now at Cowes this year also.
My latest bottle has three award stickers on for 2015 so I'm not the only one who likes it

[Wadeski]

Hendricks is always a good choice, very easy drinking.

I find a lot of the new American craft gins very in-your-face...good in a cocktail bar, not so nice when you want a gin and tonic at home

I like Monkey 47 a lot, but its bloody expensive.

[Stu R]

Love Hendricks, but The Botanist is my absolute favorite.

[Crombers]

Hendricks was the default choice for years but now pipped significantly by The Botanist & Fevertree tonic - delightful.

I sampled Rock Rose gin recently which also scored highly.

[MonzaEvo]

VOR gin, from Iceland has to be my number one ..... although I have been pleasantly surprised by the Haymans Old Tom purchased recently

Rgds
Jonathan

[brissleboy]

I've got 40+ gins, add a new one every month, trying to stay away from some of the more mainstream brands as there is a whole new world of small bespoke distillers out there ready for sampling, I'm also really liking some American gins at present. Current faves are:

Aviator (Oregon, USA)
Jinzu (Bristol, UK)
Sibling (Cheltenham, UK)
Cream gin (London, UK)
Monkey 47 (Germany)

Fever Tree is my choice of tonic but have some Schweppes in the fridge now after it was voted the best recently...

[cslwannabe]

We went to a gin festival in Newcastle last summer - it was excellent. Off to another one in Leeds this summer...

[BenWRXSEi]

This is one of my favourites, Mahon Gin 'Xoriguer':

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-11404.aspx

Always used to go to Menorca on holiday and it's 10 euros a bottle over there

Edited by BenWRXSEi on Wednesday 29th April 11:24

[Cheese Mechanic]

I'd rate Martin Miller's Westbourne strength just about the best I've had,especially good straight, Cadenhead's Old Raj is no slouch either, especially the hight strength version , does a great , long, G&T .

Sipsmith is good, but pricey with it , Portabello nice but not exceptional, albeit flavoursome straigh with salt akin to Tequila. I used to buy Plymouth from time to time, but somebody bought it out, changed the bottle and ramped the price up..not bought any since.

There's some good gins out there nowadays, although some are far too pricey for what they are , still, always good to have choice.

If anyone wants to experiment , do yourself a G &T as you would normally. Then add a dash (as you would with bitters) of Balsamic vinegar. It totally transforms the drink, and makes it dangerously quaffable. (As if G&T's aren't quaffable enough)

Obviously, tatstes vary, but I converted several doubters last year , give it a whirl.

[J8 SVG]

Just getting through a bottle of this - http://www.warneredwards.com/index.php?route=produ...

It's lovely (When it's not ruined by yucky tonic water)

[trashbat]

I never knew anything about gin, but I went to the Bombay Sapphire distillery in Laverstoke recently, and had a great time. Well worth a visit - their guided tour is really good.

Mainly though they have great cocktails. Try the Laverstoke, which is our new favourite for making at home.

[NordicCrankShaft]

At the moment my collection is restricted to Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks and Tanqueray as its quite difficult to get anything other than the main stream stuff out here.

[PorkInsider]

My selection at the moment...

(2 x Martin Miller's as I wanted the big girly glass that came with the second one - the gift pack is currently on offer at Ocado if anyone is interested).

Have to say that I agree the Whitley Neill is very good, as someone else mentioned earlier.

Also agree regarding using Fever Tree tonics. The Naturally Light one is a favourite as I'm not a huge fan of sweet things.

[Du1point8]

Recently I have drinking.

Adnams copper

http://www.waitrosecellar.com/mywaitrose-gin/adnam...

with Fentimans light tonic

http://www.waitrose.com/shop/DisplayProductFlyout?...

Its excellent and I like it more than Tanqueray Ten and fever-tree tonic.

[Mobile Chicane]

Hate to say it, but of all the 'boutique' gins I've tried recently: Mare, Bloom, Bathtub, Opihr, Martin Miller's etc, I still prefer boggo Gordon's.

Heresy I know.

That said, Hendrick's is a staple in summer. OH loathes cucumber but likes the 'rosiness' of Hendrick's in a cocktail with raspberry liqueur, a squeeze of lime and ginger beer.

[jogon]

Currently enjoying this stuff from Bombay and prefer it to their Sapphire and my usual tipple Gordon's..



£17 a litre in Sainsburys last week so bought a case of 6.

[loafer123]

I have been drinking;

Monkey 47 - excellent award winning German gin - http://www.ginfoundry.com/gin/monkey-47-gin/

Bathtub Navy Strength - almost yellow strong (57%) gin - very flavoursome - http://thecocktailgeek.com/review-bathtub-gin/