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That has bugs in it........
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Monky 47: https://monkey47.com/Nothing even close to it for good gin.
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how much $$ is that?
i love gin in the summer. its my go-to but i am not too picky. i get whatever the liquor store has on sale usually. seagrams is good and there is a PA distillery called Faber that is good. i usually mix with tonic but lately i been mixing with ginger ale. if you haven't tried it, you should. i may lose the tonic from now on. something about gin agrees with me and i don't get a sick hangover from it. if i drink a quart i will just feel numb the next day, unlike brown liquor, which sickens me. half a quart of gin and i am fine and dandy. but in the summer it is waaaay too easy to start drinking it early on a hot saturday afternoon and the next thing you know the bottle is empty and i'm talking like joe biden. It was about $35 for a 750ml here. I'm the same way with gin. I can drink it by the gallon with minimal side effects.
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Due to this thread, I had to crack open that Tanqueray Rangpur Lime. Made a Gimlet...
2 oz gin
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 oz simple syrup
over ice in a chilled glass
Oh...my. This is a dangerously smooth and delicious drink. Seen that on the shelf but haven't had it. Isn't it really orangey? I've been close to grabbing a bottle of that many times, but haven't yet.
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I have read most of Ruark's books but I don't recall reading what kind of Gin he preferred, except maybe just plenty of it !
And with the Boodles, those little cans of Donald Duck brand, unsweetened grapefruit juice is, what peanut butter is to jelly !
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yes, gin and grapefruit is a very good drink. when we do our beach vacations, i will usually start my day off with a few of those if i know i won't need to drive. then head down to the beach with a cooler in hand full of gin, tonic, limes and ice. mmm, mmm.
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I recently discovered Bloody Mary's made with gin.
Been missing out on the best breakfast all my life till now.
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Couldn't remember if I'd had that before, picked up a handle of it to try too. Travis McGee's choice. No, Travis McGee preferred Plymouth Gin.
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Nappy Head or Beefeater. Fever Tree tonic makes the drink for me.
mike r Yeah the fancy tonic water absolutely makes a better drink. Had it in Canadia 7-8 years ago, didn't know there was anything besides Schweppes/Canada Dry.  . But I'm too cheap a bastard to get it very often. Gotta have good tonic water...made with cane sugar. That schitt made with high fructose corn syrup is disgusting.
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Due to this thread, I had to crack open that Tanqueray Rangpur Lime. Made a Gimlet...
2 oz gin
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 oz simple syrup
over ice in a chilled glass
Oh...my. This is a dangerously smooth and delicious drink. You're making my mouth water.
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Haven’t had a lot of fun but would like to try. Was just about to ask for a recipe and Rocky posted his. Sounds delightful
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Yeah, , that's a normal first impression for some.
But, it did seem to work on hot days. I can still remember the first time I ever had one. Was 19, working in Jellystone. The trail crew guys were cool as hell, and we'd hang out in the bar and they'd buy my drinks for me. I didn't pick what, just paid and they got me one of whatever they were drinking. I have been a fan ever since. My folks were not big drinkers. Kept a few bottles in the cupboard over the fridge, stuff that was around for after Christmas and Turkeyday dinner. Usually partial bottles of Kahlua, Beam, some sort of vodka, cheap (Cutty Sark) scotch , that kind of thing. in order to avoid getting caught, and watering down the scotch and bourbon bottles, I tried the gin one day after school. Beefeater or Gordon's I think. Mixed 50/50 with OJ, I didn't find it too objectionable! Makes me think of when I was 15 or 16. Mom and Dad regularly had friends over on a Friday night to play the card game of gin...maybe spades, hearts, I dunno...and they would make and drink daquiris. I had learned it only took a couple of healthy swigs of rum to make one feel lighthearted, or whatever it was. Buzzed, maybe? One particular weekend the Baccardi was so mild they couldn't believe it. You-know-who could tell no lie, and I was BUSTED.
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Nappy Head or Beefeater. Fever Tree tonic makes the drink for me.
mike r Yeah the fancy tonic water absolutely makes a better drink. Had it in Canadia 7-8 years ago, didn't know there was anything besides Schweppes/Canada Dry. . But I'm too cheap a bastard to get it very often. Gotta have good tonic water...made with cane sugar. That schitt made with high fructose corn syrup is disgusting. Of the “cheap” tonics, I like Schwepps the best, but they’re often out of it. Generic tonic is really piss.
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But, back to gin: I always thought straight gin tastes like celery. Weird, huh?
I do like a gin & tonic in the summer---but it's gotta have lime in it. I have found that high quality lime oil (Young Living) works exceedingly well to supply the lime flavor to a G&T---every bit as good as fresh limes.
Tanqueray has always been my game. It has a "roughness" I like.
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OK this is getting a little swishy. Hints, notes, botanicals, JFC! sounds like a bunch of pinky hoisting wine twinkies discussing wokeness at the French Laundry w/ gavin.
A handle of nappy head, Schweppes sugar free tonic and fresh limes. Fill a 16 beer glass w/ ice+a double shot of gin, top w/ tonic , squeeze in a 1/4 lime. Repeat as needed.
This post was completed while enjoying my 2nd proving that my formula makes you smart and good looking w/out making you spel badd.
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A good G&T needs good gin but perhaps more importantly a good tonic. Real quinine is the key. If I may, I would like to reccommend Fever tree or if you are a roll your own type, Jack Rudy's.
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Never could acquire a taste for Gin, tastes like a Pine bough. I do like scotch however and many can either love or hate that.
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OK this is getting a little swishy. Hints, notes, botanicals, JFC! sounds like a bunch of pinky hoisting wine twinkies discussing wokeness at the French Laundry w/ gavin.
A handle of nappy head, Schweppes sugar free tonic and fresh limes. Fill a 16 beer glass w/ ice+a double shot of gin, top w/ tonic , squeeze in a 1/4 lime. Repeat as needed.
This post was completed while enjoying my 2nd proving that my formula makes you smart and good looking w/out making you spel badd.
mike r LOL. I like the "repeat as needed" line.
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yeah, I remember you posting you like beefeater. I like that one as well. I prefer a plain, less botanical gin, most of the small distillery craft gins I've tried I really don't like. Like you're drinking the whole damned flower patch. Exactly.
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Recently got my introduction to gin with a bottle of Old Raj, Saffron infused. Hard to know how it rates against other brands, being my first try with gin. Any opinions on this brand?
I was advised to try Plymouth, Navy Strength, for my next entry.
Fever Tree Tonic seems to be quite popular.
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