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  • 16-12-2014 9:49am
    #1
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all.

    A good mate of mine is turning 30 shortly so I think I'm goin to get him a nice bottle of gin for it.

    I'm looking for suggestions, budget would be around €50, could prolly stretch a bit more though.

    His b-day is in about 2 weeks so being able to buy instore would be preferable but online wouldn't be out of the question if delivery was guaranteed.

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    joanas
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭joanas


    I would suggest a bottle of hoxtons gin. Really nice and you can get it in the Celtic Whiskey shop in dawson street. Just ring them first to check its in stock. Last time I bought it it cost about €46.


  • #3
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,175 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Does he like gin and, if so, what type of fine does he like, a London Dry style, a Plymouth, one of the more botanical types? Unlike a neutral spirit such as vodka, gin can be very personal.


  • #4
    Slattsy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    Hendricks BC.


  • #5
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Marcusm wrote: »
    Does he like gin and, if so, what type of fine does he like, a London Dry style, a Plymouth, one of the more botanical types? Unlike a neutral spirit such as vodka, gin can be very personal.

    Tbh he wouldnt be a connoisseur or anything but he does like Hendricks. I wanted to get something that you dont often see in most bars, I was doing some research myself and Williams Chase seems to be recommended.

    Any one know what its like?
    Slattsy wrote: »
    Hendricks BC.

    Thanks Slats, as above, goin to try and get summit a lil bit different.


  • #6
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,175 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Business Cat wrote: »
    Tbh he wouldnt be a connoisseur or anything but he does like Hendricks. I wanted to get something that you dont often see in most bars, I was doing some research myself and Williams Chase seems to be recommended.

    Any one know what its like?



    Thanks Slats, as above, goin to try and get summit a lil bit different.

    Hendrick's or Tanqueray 10 should fit the bill. If you want to try Irish, maybe the Dingle Original Gin?


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  • #7
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Thanks dudes, I ended up going with this lovely gift set from drinkstore.ie, €48 incl delivery and should have it by this day week.


  • #8
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Business Cat wrote: »
    Thanks dudes, I ended up going with this lovely gift set from drinkstore.ie, €48 incl delivery and should have it by this day week.

    Looks nice. Will you be hit for excise?


  • #9
    mrsoundie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭mrsoundie


    Kind of the original, try this link, when I saw gin I think of this stuff.


  • #10
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,735 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    First Up wrote: »
    Looks nice. Will you be hit for excise?

    Why.?
    It's an Irish supplier.


  • #11
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Why.?
    It's an Irish supplier.

    Yes it is but the link was to amazon.


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  • #12
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Bigcheeze wrote: »
    Yes it is but the link was to amazon.

    I was gonna buy it through Amazon but with shipping it was £59 so with some searching on the Googletron I found it on an Irish suppliers site.

    I only posted the Amazon link to show what it looked like.

    :)


  • #13
    BBBDigital017
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭BBBDigital017


    Cant beat hendricks!


  • #14
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,735 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    BBBDigital017 wrote: »
    Cant beat hendricks!

    Three year old thread and the op got sorted!

    Oh, and by the way, you can easily beat Hendricks.
    For marketing success, maybe not.
    For taste, easily beaten.


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