Show Me Your Gin!
Discussion
I've really got into gin & tonics over the last 3 years after the father in law getting me on it on an all inclusive holiday in Cyprus. So in that time I've only really stuck to the Hendricks, Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray and Gordons, but back in february on a 6 Nations Rugby jaunt to Endinburgh I tasted a German gin called Monkey 47 and it was absolutely fantastic, the nicest one I've tasted so far!!
So show me your Gin or recommend me one I can buy!
So show me your Gin or recommend me one I can buy!
I picked up a bottled of Bulldog a few months back in duty free and you're right, I wasn't expecting much from the tacky looking bottle but it really is a decent gin. I think I got 1ltr bottle for eighteen quid. I actually prefer that to the bottle of The Botanist I've currently got going.
Cpt Stirling said:
Thank you tuffer, I shall give that a go.
Incidentally, where do you chaps source some of these harder to get gins? I was after a bottle of Monkey 47 so got talking to the owner of a specialist shop (admittedly his expertise was in whisky but did have a selection of gins) near me. He said he used to stock it but alas no longer. He said it wasn't popular and the cost for only 50cl was prohibitive. He did recommend the Cotswolds gin so it was rude not to. Haven't tried it yet mind.
I can buy mine local for around 50 quid but buying rarer stuff you can't get in the shops you'd be better just buying it online. I know Amazon sell Monkey 47......I've still yet to taste/find a better gin.Incidentally, where do you chaps source some of these harder to get gins? I was after a bottle of Monkey 47 so got talking to the owner of a specialist shop (admittedly his expertise was in whisky but did have a selection of gins) near me. He said he used to stock it but alas no longer. He said it wasn't popular and the cost for only 50cl was prohibitive. He did recommend the Cotswolds gin so it was rude not to. Haven't tried it yet mind.
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