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imme

What make of gin should I buy.

It will be for gin & tonic.

There is a lot of talk about Hendricks, there seems to a certain cache about it,that could be publicity. Some people have bought into it.

Also is there a better class of tonic thzn another?

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the beer revolu

maximum12 wrote: »

What's the point of that?

I'm not really sure to be honest. Just trying to do something a bit different, I guess.
Yes, Beernut, pink grapefruit and pomegranate tonight, it seems.

BeerNut

They had it running through a randall at the RDS festival. A way of getting a late infusion into the gin, I guess.

maximum12

the beer revolu wrote: »

G&T on draught for anyone?

Black's of Kinsale are doing this in the Abbot's Ale House, Cork tonight.

What's the point of that?

the beer revolu

G&T on draught for anyone?

Black's of Kinsale are doing this in the Abbot's Ale House, Cork tonight.

the beer revolu

Spotted a new Irish gin in Dunnes.
Shepherd's Purse, made by West Cork Distillers.

Anyone try it?

Adyx

The Blackwater No.5 is delicious, easily my favourite gin at the moment. I don't like tonic water but adore a Tom Collins so gin & soda it is for me. We got in the Wexford Strawberry last week in work while I was away so I'm looking forward to trying that.

Lyaiera

Congrats!

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Blackwater No.5 G&T Category

Sacrilege!

Congrats, though

the beer revolu

IWSC Results out today only 3 Irish gins, it seems.

Shortcross : Silver
Shortcross G&T Category: Bronze
Bertha's Revenge : Bronze
Blackwater No.5 : Silver
Blackwater No.5 G&T Category : Silver Outstanding
Blackwater Juniper Cask : Silver Outstanding

Brasros

Gunpowder Irish gin, for me it's the tastiest gin I tried.

monkeynuz

imme wrote: »

not sure
I don't have the vocab, can't put my finger on it

just wasn't my thing.

I'm still drinking it all the same, couldn't bring myself to pour it down the drain.:cool:

I taking a gamble here, but perhaps it isn't ginny enough for you, being a sweet gin instead of a London dry?

I know it's a lot milder than other gins but
I love drinking it neat.

imme

monkeynuz wrote: »

What didn't you like about the plymouth gin?

not sure
I don't have the vocab, can't put my finger on it

just wasn't my thing.

I'm still drinking it all the same, couldn't bring myself to pour it down the drain.:cool:

Choc Chip

imme wrote: »

Bombay Sapphire, again interesting, colourful. I haven't tried it yet so can't pass judgement yet.

I am not a lemon man I have discovered, cucumber works well for me. No.10 with tonic and cucumber Perfection.😀

I spent years thinking bombay sapphire was blue. It's not - the bottle is blue and the gin itself is clear. I'm not sure why this didn't occur to me as my gin and tonic was always clear... :rolleyes:

I like a lime in a g&t. Might not be fashionable right now but I love it.

monkeynuz

imme wrote: »

I have since first posting bought the following:

Plymouth gin, interesting bottle!, not greatly impressed.

Tanqueray No. 10, again interesting bottle. Quite impressed. I could become a No. 10 fiend!

Bombay Sapphire, again interesting, colourful. I haven't tried it yet so can't pass judgement yet.

I tried Fever Tree tonic on a whim, it is an expensive gimmick, a waste. Club tonic water is perfect and it is Irish sort of.

I am not a lemon man I have discovered, cucumber works well for me. No.10 with tonic and cucumber Perfection.ðŸ˜€

What didn't you like about the plymouth gin?

thesandeman

Saffron Gin. Fairly difficult to find though.

intheclouds

I bought the Berthas Revenge and the Drunshambo Gunpowder.

Neither overly impressed me, although both were nice. The Drunshambo bottle is difficult to pour a measure from if your hands are small.

imme

I have since first posting bought the following:

Plymouth gin, interesting bottle!, not greatly impressed.

Tanqueray No. 10, again interesting bottle. Quite impressed. I could become a No. 10 fiend!

Bombay Sapphire, again interesting, colourful. I haven't tried it yet so can't pass judgement yet.

I tried Fever Tree tonic on a whim, it is an expensive gimmick, a waste. Club tonic water is perfect and it is Irish sort of.

I am not a lemon man I have discovered, cucumber works well for me. No.10 with tonic and cucumber Perfection.😀

beertons

Got a thumbs up from my friend this morning for the gun powder gin. Presume he had it last night and not on the way to work.

Although........

dudara

I tried Bertha's Revenge at Taste of Dublin. Very impressed by it

the beer revolu

Jentle Grenade wrote: »

. TBR, where would I find a bottle of the strawberry Blackwater around Cork city? Bradley's maybe?

Yes, Bradley's, Abbot's Ale House, O Brien's, probably more too.

Jentle Grenade

My favourites for the last while are Bertha's Revenge and Blackwater No. 5. I do drink Hendricks or Dingle when I'm out as they appear to be more regularly available where I am. TBR, where would I find a bottle of the strawberry Blackwater around Cork city? Bradley's maybe?

maximum12

BeerNut wrote: »

Until recently, Tesco did a Finest-brand canned tonic which was superb and dirt cheap. Seems to have gone now though Look out for it if it ever comes back.

Are there any worthwhile canned tonics, other than Schweppes?

Lidl sell 250ml cans of tonic for 39 cents in Schweppes Yellow. Very dry if that's your thing.

illdoit2morrow

Firstly, i don;t know much about gin but i picked up a bottle of blue bottle gin while i was in Guernsey recently.

It is produced there so they highly rate it, taste nice with fever tree tonic, but then again, i'm no expert.

monkeynuz

Gordon's or tanqueray with tonic and Plymouth gin neat, Bombay sapphire is not that great and dingle gin is very rough.

the beer revolu

I like Gunpowder gin. It's a savoury sort of gin.

Slattsy, just how many gins have you tried?
You do know that there are over 200 British gins alone?
I've tasted a lot of gins and I've hardly scratched the surface.

Slattsy

Hendricks for me too, and not many gins out there left for me to try. I always go back to it.

Drumshambo is next on my list.

intheclouds

enda1 wrote: »

In Madrid recently I had Brockman's with tonic and strawberry as the garnish. Superb! A lovely change from more citrusy infusions.

I drink all gin with 2 strawberries, some blueberries and a shake of cracked black pepper - plus tonic.

Brockmans is particularly good with strawberries.

Ive tried blackberries, raspberries etc also - keep meaning to try mango and melon, just havent gotten round to it yet.

enda1

In Madrid recently I had Brockman's with tonic and strawberry as the garnish. Superb! A lovely change from more citrusy infusions.

the beer revolu

dudara wrote: »

I quite like the following:

1. Martin Millers gin from Iceland
2. Copperhead gin from Belgium - nice citrus, great with orange
3. Gin Mare - great with rosemary and olives. Very Mediterranean
4. Monkey Shoulder - great with strawberry

I haven't tried many of the Irish gins at the moment, but Dingle Gin is quite OK, good with orange & grapefruit.

I just finished off a bottle of Ungava, a yellow gin from Canada. Nothing amazing though, just decent. Nothing wrong with Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray etc. They're all very decent gins. Hendricks is also quite nice and cooling, particularly with the much-mentioned slice of cucumber.

Martin Millers is an English gin - with Icelandic water. A bit gimmicky but very nice gin.

oblivious

dudara wrote: »

4. Monkey Shoulder - great with strawberry.

You should probably keen an eye out for Blackwaters: Wexford Strawberry Gin