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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...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.
http://picasso.media.s3.amazonaws.com/Products%20a...
produced by Grenalls , export strength 43% , only £13 for 70cl bottle. It is quite smooth.
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!
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!
chris.mapey said:
Cheese Mechanic said:
chris.mapey said:
We stock over 195 (& increasing) different types of gin,
Lordy! ![nuts](/inc/images/nuts.gif)
Oh go on then, post the pub details
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http://www.theangelwoodbridge.co.uk/The_Angel_Wood... - our gin list (needs updating!)
Love to see any of you here!
matchmaker said:
I haven't had gin for years, but back when I did this was a favourite of my flatmates and me:
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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?![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/IBhYIRU4.jpg)
Don't know if it is still available or if it is it tastes the same.
This fellow comments at length. I believe it is discontinued though.
Can't get enough of Chase Williams, Fevertree and a slice of Pear.
http://www.chasedistillery.co.uk/spirits.php
http://www.chasedistillery.co.uk/spirits.php
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)Bloody delicious and strong enough to only need a few.
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.
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
http://www.liverpoolgin.com/
£48 a bottle
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.
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