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Honestly I've never had a martini. One day.

I've had more than a few gallons of cheap gin over the years. And yup, with a lime and some tonic they'll all work. But I've found gin in like vodka in that there really is a difference.

Bourbon? I can't really tell the difference much. I've tried, but I just can't find anything better enough than Wild Turkey to be worth the coin. If you're mixing it I can't tell a bit of difference. I like the 101 because it's more bang for the buck. I just picked up a big bottle of Evan Williams bottled in bond 100 proof today based on a previous thread on here. Was way cheaper. I'm willing to try!

I listened to the scotch drinkers for years, and thought they were full of schidt. All I'd ever had was Dewar's and some other awful stuff. Had some the Macallen (18 I think?) couple years ago. Totally changed my mind. Though unless I win the lotto I don't see much of that in my future.

I really like gin.

Gin and tonic or a gin martini with a drop or two of bitters and a twist.

I did a similar thing. After pouring out the juice from the anchovy stuffed olives ,I would fill jar back up with extra dry vermouth.

Gin is my favorite booze.

I’ve pretty much narrowed my gin down to two brands. Hendricks is my favorite, more spendy gin. For casual drinking it’s beefeater. I prefer beefeater over a lot of more expensive gin.

Gin, ice
Gin, ice, and Canada Dry or Fever Tree tonic
Gin, ice, cocktail onion
Gin, ice, ginger ale and lime
Gin, ice, ginger ale, lime and a little cran/raspberry juice
Gin, ice, OJ.

A friend of a friend and his wife are big gin fanatics- when they were in London they went to a place that had a bunch of gin and were trying to determine which gin the liked the most. After trying em all they settled on Junipero Gin..... only to find out it’s made here in the SF Bay Area, 20 miles from where they live.

Lol. Knotty head or Nappy head. Both were common.

I worked the counter at a liquor store in Clarke Co GA way back when. Primitive wogs with government cheese were the bread and butter at that store. There was a cheaper label we sold the hell out of in pints. Can’t recall it now though. Maybe Mcgregor or McCormick?

Co-worker damn near shot me one night in the middle of a “crash and grab”. I quit soon after.

I love gin (any brand...I'm not fussy) but freely admit that it's an acquired taste. My old secretary disdained gin, complaining that "it tastes like hairspray." :0)

That story cracked me up!!!! Thanks!!

Yes the Knotty Head is the favorite booze of the housing project Negros in central Georgia.
There was a liquor store named "Dodo's" right next to the biggest housing project. I was in there one day, I knew the owner and was having a chat with him.
And was watching the housing project citizens come in and buy booze.

Right next to the cash register was the "Discount Bin." This was a 50 gallon container, made of heavy wire, and it was filled with factory seconds, or stuff that didn't sell, or whatever. This booze was all half price. I was a paramedic. I was looking at this bin full of cheap booze and I thought, "Half the ambulance calls I run start out right here at the Discount Bin at Dodo's Liquor Store."
I had found a pint of Seagrams Gin and picked it up was just looking at it as I spoke with my buddy. This was in 1986.

Just then a 50 year old black guy walked in, he was about half-drunk, it was about 3 pm. He wandered around for a minute, then, he saw me at the discount bin holding a bottle of Seagram's Gin.

And he said, "Is that what you be buying?
I held up the bottle and said "Yes I love the Seagram's Gin!"

He said, "Oh, Lawd, White Boys buying from de Discount Bin. If Reagan keep it up fo' a few mo' years, we all be buying Knotty Head from the discount bin."

I sometimes use gin instead of vodka in a Moscow Mule and like it better. I understand adding mint leaves is supposed to work well in the gin variation though haven't tried it.

Given that is 99% gin it is not so small... Trust me.

Beefeater....THE gin

Costco version is right up there.

Hendrix

...lots of Ice...three onions ....and a toothpick

Unless it's in a frozen Martini glass....

Had one just this evening.

Bombay Sapphire.

Like Tanquray


yep

The Costco gin has really different botanicals but its actually pretty good

Dwayne. often up on Okanagon fly fishing, hunting off of hwy 97 . Will check this out. Sounds good

The Costco brand has really different and interesting botanicals . Grown to appreciate it. Zero juniper taste based on my palate.


The olives with anchovies for martini sounds interesting. Love complex unusual flavors

We like Bombay Blue Sapphire EAST for my G&Ts and the wife's Gibsons..

There are two general types of gin. The original kind was called Genever and was developed in the Netherlands. Dutch or Holland style has juniper plus a lot of botanicals and spices. London style is simpler, with mostly just juniper.

I much prefer the less aromatic London style, Gordon's is my usual buy because it's cheaper, but Beefeater is the standard here. Tanqueray also belongs but is a wee bit more botanical. I've tried numerous other kinds, including many of the widely-sold versions mentioned already, and also Aviator. It isn't until you sip one that you discover if it's a true London or a perfume and turpentine Dutch.


I drink it straight on ice, with classic bitters, with orange or lemon bitters, with onions (very dirty!), with tonic, with cranberry juice, and as THE classic martini.

Monkey 47 is the best I've had. If you like gin, you will love this. If you don't like gin, this will change your mind. The only gin I have ever found that one could drink straight, not that I am advocating that.

https://www.ginfoundry.com/gin/monkey-47-gin/

Your drum, brother. Bang hell out of it.

I love my gin & tonics. Tanqueray and tonic, no lime, short glass, lots of ice. Beefeater is my second choice. If you ever come across a bottle of Martin Miller's gin and want to try something different, give it a try. Nice clean taste.

I like gin & tonics with a wedge of lime in the summer. I've had them made with Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Gordon's, Plymouth and Beefeater's and, for me, Beefeater's and Plymouth stood out. All the other's are fine though. If I drank Martinis maybe my preference would change, but I like a gin that can stand up to the tonic and still deliver lots of flavor.