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Gift for the good lady - she enjoys a glass of Bombay Sapphire to wind down at the weekend, and thought she might appreciate something a little different for Christmas. Any suggestions?
Professor Cornelius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin.
any other gin i've tried is by comparison, quite frankly, shit.
Professor Cornelius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin.
I really wanted to hate this as it looks like hipster bollocks however it is actually very lovely.
Professor Cornelius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin.
I'm buying a bottle of that just for the name!
[url= http://www.thebathgincompany.co.uk/shop/ ]http://www.thebathgincompany.co.uk/shop/[/url]
god knows what it's like by itself but they make a nice Nagroni in the bar
So far Brockmans is the best gin i've ever sampled. Would like a try of the 'Professor Cornelius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin' though!
+1 to wanting to try Professor Cornelius Ampleforths Bathtub Gin
I bought this for my wife in October, its very nice.
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I did a fair bit of searching and reading reviews of a lot of boutique gins, most seemed to be an acquired taste, The Botanist got great reviews.
Quite like the look of this
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https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/drinks-by-the-dram/the-ginvent-calendar-gin/
They do a Botanicals one as well
Only £115 for 720ml of largely not very nice gin...
copped a bottle of this for the good lady recently - Scottish gin, in a particularly nice bottle IMO:
she loved it 🙂
This is meant to be nice bottle looks good and its made where i go mountain biking
[url= http://www.forestgin.com/ ]http://www.forestgin.com/[/url]
My father was fulsome in his praise for this one, which I bought to help numb the pain from his recent knee op:
http://www.foxdentonestate.co.uk/48-dry-london-gin.html
[quote=doris5000 ]copped a bottle of this for the good lady recently - Scottish gin, in a particularly nice bottle IMO:
> http://www.rockrosegin.co.uk/
she loved it Aye. I bought a bottle for the Mrs and one for a mate. I don't think the mate will ever see his 🙂
I have gins on tasting all the time, these are the ones which have had good feedback recently:
Mason's lavender
Opihr spice
Chilgrove
Sipsmith
Thomas dakin
But the bathtub and botanist mentioned above are excellent also
The best gin out there (for actually drinking): http://www.bramleyandgage.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=11869984
There's a matching tonic, too, so don't ruin good gin with rubbish tonic.
I've a bathtub gin on the go at the moment
It's very nice, can't say it's changed my life or owt though
Williams Chase prior to that - also good
Din't rate that monkeybollocks stuff though
(If you can find some) Jenever might be a nice change for a gin drinker. Its the dutch predecessor of Gin - its a sort of younger, lighter, freshers tasting tipple. There are two kinds - 'old' and 'young' - but that means old fashioned and new style and refers two distilling techniques rather than ageing. Quite nice to drink neat rather than with mixers
Tends to be sold in quite unusual old fashioned ceramic 'bottles' which might be quite a nice gift-y aspect as well
I've a bathtub gin on the go at the moment
My brother bought me a bottle of this. Very much like it.
I bought this from amsterdam last month
Really good
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I am a big fan of Dodds Gin
https://www.londondistillery.com/shop/dodds-gin
But for something different Ophir is lovely.
Ophir is what I bought last year on the Gin thread, it's rather nice.
PSA alert !
seriously, just found bathtub gin on amazon deals £22
Shirley for your typical STWER it's got to be Crossbill from Shed of the year?
Cheers Scaredypants. I had a bottle in my cart as a gift for my bil. Your psa just saved me a tenner!
Thank you.
+1 for the Edenmill, tried their Hop gin, mmmmmmm.
Any one that combines hops and gin is good in my book
I learnt about this stuff at the weekend.
Not tasted it, but it's apparently very good indeed.
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https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/kyro/napue-gin/
Monkey 47..really rather nice.
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Get thee to Aldi. [url= https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas/christmas-drinks/spirits/product-detail/ps/p/whitley-neill-premium-gin/ ]Whitley Neil £19.99[/url]
A biking friend has been involved with Bedrock gin, based here in the lakes. Not tried it yet though!
They also do a vodka.
This,
http://www.drinkfinder.co.uk/wicked-wolf-exmoor-gin-42-70cl.html
its made by my friends Pat and Julie, it is exceptional.
It's gonna be whatever name/label you think the Mrs will like the look of. Nothing else matters.
But for me it's this...
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Made here...
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In this still...
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It's nice when you can relate to something 8)
Conker gin
Thats the spirit!
Chase apple gin. Cant stand the stuff but have it on highest gin drinking authority its pretty good! Only single estate gin in the UK, whatever that means 😉
http://chasedistillery.co.uk/gin/
Plus 1 for forest gin. It's made by a couple and their daughter, in langley. I bought a bottle for my wife for our anniversary. It's really good. It's not cheap at 60 quid a bottle though.
My second favourite would be Martin millers.
After I've added tonic and ice to my gin, I'm pretty sure I couldn't reliably distinguish one brand from another.
It's gonna be whatever name/label you think the Mrs will like the look of. Nothing else matters.
You have it 🙂
Exmoor is winning on that score
After I've added tonic and ice to my gin, I'm pretty sure I couldn't reliably distinguish one brand from another.
I was of that opinion, in fact I didn't really much care for it - but a few different bottles later and I was persuaded!
[i]After I've added tonic and ice to my gin, I'm pretty sure I couldn't reliably distinguish one brand from another. [/i]
Nah, there's a fair difference in flavours between different brands. Our run of the mill gin is Gordons, if we have a hendricks, bombay, botanics there's definitely a difference in taste.
not much mention of the tonic used in the above posts. I reckon decent tonic, fever tree and others, can make a huge difference to even a run of the mill gin.
After I've added tonic and ice to my gin, I'm pretty sure I couldn't reliably distinguish one brand from another.
Really? You'd have to have some very nasty tonic or no tastebuds for that to be the case.
A lot gins these days are pretty full on with their flavours. To the extent that there's a few which remind you that the difference between "Gin" and "Flavoured Vodka" is largely the age of the people drinking it.
Nah, there's a fair difference in flavours between different brands. Our run of the mill gin is Gordons, if we have a hendricks, bombay, botanics there's definitely a difference in taste.
And I can hear a difference when using expensive speaker cables.
And I can hear a difference when using expensive speaker cables.
If you cant tell the difference between say Hendricks, Gordons and Carrounn then there's something wrong with your sense of smell/taste.
not much mention of the tonic used in the above posts. I reckon decent tonic, fever tree and others, can make a huge difference to even a run of the mill gin.
That was my point. There are clear differences in flavour between different tonics, as there are in gins when sampled neat. But is the difference in expensive gins really noticeable when diluted at least 2:1? I suggest not, and blind taste tests tend to support my view.
If you cant tell the difference between say Hendricks, Gordons and Carrounn then there's something wrong with your sense of smell/taste.
If you can't tell the difference when using expensive speaker cables then there is something wrong with your hearing.
... and blind taste tests tend to support my view.
really? I've done blind gin tastings (with tonic) before and absolutely everyone in the room could pick out the differences. Without a question.
It's gonna be whatever name/label you think the Mrs will like the look of. Nothing else matters.
probably one of only 2/3 people in the thread with any common sense, threads just turned into a ****y my gins more niche than yours thread
really? I've done blind gin tastings (with tonic) before and absolutely everyone in the room could pick out the differences. Without a question.
Really. As five minutes on google would tell you, and apparently acknowledged by an industry insider.
This may amuse: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/21/artisanal-gin-henry-jeffreys-empire-of-drinks
Really. As five minutes on google would tell you, and apparently acknowledged by an industry insider.
Two things.
One, some guy saying that some guy said that some people can't tell the difference is weaker than a weak thing that's feeling a bit under the weather.
Not being able to identify your favourite is not the same as there being no difference.
One, some guy saying that some guy said that some people can't tell the difference is weaker than a weak thing that's feeling a bit under the weather.Not being able to identify your favourite is not the same as there being no difference.
Where did I say there was no difference?
What I actually said was I couldn't reliably distinguish the different brands, and that I question whether people could reliably tell an expensive gin from a cheap ones. The various blind tastings support my view.
But you carry on believing what you want to believe.
And you carry on believing thatThe various blind tastings support my view.
And you carry on believing that
Bloke off the internet tells me to believe an objective test which refutes the opinion of the bloke off the internet.
Tricky conundrum, that one.
Bloke on internet says controversial thing to sell book, bloke on internet laps it up as SCIENCE!
Professor Cornelius Ampleforths
I can recommend the Rum too - it's incredibly lovely!
As for arguing over Gin, who cares, lets go for a drink 🙂
Absolutely. That's why I wouldn't quote an article from the Guardian as 'proof', especially that one. I've made my own mind up based on my own research. I don't need you to believe me or change your mind. But, as I said, carry on 🙂Tricky conundrum, that one.
Absolutely. That's why I wouldn't quote an article from the Guardian as 'proof', especially that one. I've made my own mind up based on my own research. I don't need you to believe me or change your mind. But, as I said, carry on
I'm not quoting the Guardian article as proof of anything. That's why I said "this may amuse".
Still, if you want to believe that something is better because it cost more, then it's your money, not mine.
Bloke on internet says controversial thing to sell book, bloke on internet laps it up as SCIENCE!
Your determination to misread what was written is instructive.
Same tonic, different Gins, very noticeable difference in some. Depends what you like. Each to their own
To find a middle ground between the above...
There is a difference in taste between gins but when mixed with tonic its pretty subtle. Different tonics make more difference than different gins to the overall quality of the drink. A 'good' gin with a horrible tonic will taste horrible whilst a good tonic with a bog standard gin (or supermarket own brand) will taste pretty reasonable to most. Unless you splash out on expensive tonic, you are wasting your cash on anything other than bog standard gin....unless its all about the label for you.
Personally I'm amazed in the explosion in gins when in reality it's the tonic that makes a more significant difference.
Try Sir Robin of Locksley - it's brewed in Sheffield and it is rather nice
Make your own: http://www.45ginschool.com
The one I made a couple of weeks ago came out pretty good! 8)
The Burleigh's Gin made by those folks isn't half bad either. Although must admit to preferring The Botanist and Caorunn.
This is like the usual 'What's the 'best' whisky' thread.
Listen ****wits. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 'BEST'. There's only 'favourites'
I despair with people on here.
http://www.lakesdistillery.com/shop/category/gin/
Got some for the mrs for her birthday, she seems happy with it.
This is like the usual 'What's the 'best' whisky' thread.
I don't claim to have read every thread ever but I don't recall ever seeing a thread about a 'best' whisky. A lot of 'recommend me's but never a 'best' to get your panties in a twist about.