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Anyone who thinks they can tell the difference between bottom shelf and top shelf gin is lying to themselves

>>17380360
gin would be great if it wasn't for juniper

>>17380360
I hate gin with a passion.

I like the way gin sounds. Gin and rum are the coolest sounding liquors. Can't hear the word whiskey without imagining a fat soy face

All my friends like Gin Tonics, for me it's Gin and Bitter Lemon. Straight is also fine as long as you're not drinking some bottom shelf shit.

>>17380370
One can definitely tell the next day, Beefeater gives me a hangover.

>>17380406
Oh also I'd just go for beefeaters. Did a taste test of tanqueray and Bombay sapphire and that. Bombay seems like it should taste better with the lemon but somehow didn't imo

>>17380360
a martini here and there is nice but it's not something i order often

>>17380360
gin & tonic with a lime. simple as

>>17380370
I'm sorry, but it all tastes like distilled battery acid to me.

>>17380456
What? Gin is very sweet.

Classic G&T is always great, provided I've got decent tonic on hand. My go to is fever tree because it's good and easy to come by.

A gimlet is another simple favorite of mine, do yourself a favor if you aren't already and make your own lime cordial, the store bought stuff is all shite.

Basically anything with gin and lime is generally very good in my experience. Got some limes and good cocktail cherries? Add a bit of soda and you've got a cherry lime gin Rickey.

Gin makes the best summer sipping cocktails by far, nothing beats it.

Hendricks is the easy answer for a good gin
Aviation is pretty good if you want something more spice-forward
I find strange monkey to be a pretty good all-around gin that's pretty versatile for basically anything you might want to do with it
Tanqueray and Bombay are just fine, but have never stood out to me much, for what they cost I usually get something else instead but I won't say no if it's all that's available.
Beefeater is pretty decent for being cheap shit all things considered

>>17380360
I hate gin but monkey gland is ok. >>17380360

>>17380360
I tend to avoid gin, but I do like it in a Negroni. As for a beginner gin, Beefeater and Bombay Sapphire are the classics. Anyone who drinks gin has had them at one point, so they're a good point of reference.

>>17380360
Usually G&T with a dash of bitters.

Start with something entry level, make a Moscow Mule but with a London dry gin instead of vodka. Slowly work your way up to a gin Martini. If you don't like that, i'm afraid you might be gay or something.

>>17380360
makes no sense that you'd hate it with tonic but like it on its own. it's the same flavor.

>>17380649
Leave it to a dumbass frogposter to be this wrong about gin. 2016 was 6 years ago. Get new material.

>>17380668
>refutes nothing
>seethes impotently over cartoon frogs
lmao... amazing.

>>17380649
You're mistaking tonic for soda my esl friend.

>>17380671
Maybe I didn't make it clear. Let me dumb it down for you. The. Election. Ended. 6. Years. Ago.

>>17380668
You are dumber than a frog
Fascinating
>>17380472
What gin are you drinking that is sweet?

>>17380360
with tonic

>>17380717
Or in a dirty ass martini or a gimlet. Gimlets are perfect for watching old horror movies while drinking. Watched nosferatu while sipping on one and it really helped set the mood

>>17380649
based frogposter

>>17380472
You're drinking Gin based Liqueurs your fucking idiot. Or Old tom Gin, since they add sugar to old tom gins.
Normal Gin isn't sweet. I've drank several bottles of it, and the only one that was sweet was a liqueur I picked up on purpose to make sweeter gin and tonics since I had a sweet tooth at the time.

Tasted like watermelon.

But all the other gins I've had tasted straight like I was being punched in the face by a drunk man made out of several unique botanicals and herbs. Which is why I mix them, since other wise, while the gin tastes good, it becomes an exercise in suffering, which I know cause I forced myself to drink a wine glass of straight chilled gin once when i was first getting into it cause "Tonics are for neeeerds"

How wrong I was

>>17380754
ok schizo

>>17380688
>being this wrong

>>17380758
Lol, fucking name calling cause you don't want to admit your dumb ass bought sugar filled bastardizations of gin instead of the real deal. Unless you picked up old tom, old tom is fine. Liqueurs are not, and there's no shame in being hoodwinked by them, since lots of them hide the "this is a gin based liqueur" in fine print so morons who don't read or look online for tasting notes will buy it and come back for more.
Shame liqueurs are nearly universally ass, since they shove so much sugar into them it changes their viscosity

>>17380758
Haha, retard thought he was a refined gin drinker when he was actually guzzling girly sugarbombs. Come back when you've actually swigged some navy strength, ya fucking poofter

>>17380360
I'm a sucker for mixers and a bar a decent distance from where I live has a Hendrick's mixer with lemon juice, simple syrup, blackberry puree and a sprig of mint.

>>17380758
Nothing that anon said was wrong. only old tom gin is sweet. If its anything else, you bought a liqueur masquerading as a gin. The alcoholic equivalent of being fooled by a tranny and not realizing it even after a few session of bestial sodomistic lovemaking

>>17380762
No idea what you think this proves but certainly not that gin and tonic tastes like gin straight.

>>17380370
Aviation Gin has a distinct taste and is much smoother than cheap gin.

>>17380758
Having some buyers remorse anon? Its okay, first whiskey I bought was a liqueur, only realized it after I took a shot, noticed it was sickly sweet and disgusting and looked closer at the bottle and was outraged to find, in microscopic print "Whisky liqueur" when the whole rest of the bottle was going on and on about how this "Whiskey" was for manly men only and could only be drank straight or the maker would fuck your mother!
Had to mix it with cranberry juice to get rid of it, which ended up tasting like candy apples. Fucking disgusting

>>17380774
This guy is telling the truth, the Liqueur market is fucking bullshit

>>17380807
Also if you have a curiosity. It was the Knot. Picked it for the bottle. Which is the first and last time I did so, since I learned my lesson cause all the drinks I got then were fucking gross. The "roasted coconut rum" was fucking eye searingly shit.

>>17380476
Kirkland Gin is also good for its price point.

>>17380476
I like the beefeater that has asian botanicals thrown into it. added a nice zing

I tried Tanqueray as my first gin and liked it a lot
Then tried Beefeater and didn't think it was quite as good but it was like $8 cheaper and came in a larger bottle
Just recently tried Bombay and I think it sucks, no flavor at all and doesn't hold up to being put into even a Tom Collins

Old tom is probably the reason Gin got such a bad reputation back in the day. Since I cannot imagine even the hardiest of British drinkers Guzzling any other gin besides Old tom by the fucking Pint. Which they did. Which is why there was the London Gin Craze, where at least one mother killed her kid and sold her clothes to get one more pint of gin

shit was crazy

>>17380774
>>17380781
>>17380791
>>17380807
ok schizo

>>17380882
>where at least one mother killed her kid and sold her clothes to get one more pint of gin
english women do that all the time

>>17380929
You have never drank gin, but here's your (you), retard

>>17380929
Not an argument, you bought alcoholic sugar water and merely pretending won't change that

>>17380933
Yeah, gin had nothing to do with it. Bongs are savages

>>17380929
Gin isn't swet and you will never be a British naval officer

>>17380963
Ywnbabn?

>>17380967
No, ywnbabno. Missed the o

>>17380820
Haven't had the opportunity to try it, state has a Monopoly on liquor sales in my state

>>17380360
Gin & tonic, no ice.

>>17380370
The tonic is more important, because bottom shelf tonic water uses artificial sweeteners that ruin the gin.

Dirty martini made with some bottom shelf. Gordons, some dolin dry, and three olives.

Try this one if you come across it. Best gin I've had

>>17380797
>t. tastelet babby
lmao what a fuckin' retard

>>17382118
You think that tonic and seltzer are the same thing, you are in no place to be calling other people retarded. Dumb ESL frogposter.

Gin + San Pellegrino + quater of a lime is how I usually have it

>>17380370
Gin has a wider range in flavor than most liquors, it's worth trying a few even if you're not sold at first. A lot of expensive stuff is too botanical for anything outside of fancy cocktails, and while the bottom-shelf stuff is obviously shit, the mid range is where you generally find the smoother ones that go well in a G&T.

>>17382126
>conflates seltzer and soda water twice in one thread out of nowhere
>calls other people esl
100% retard confirmed

>>17382156
1. That is the first post I have made ITT, schizo.
2. Seltzer water and soda water are the same thing.

>>17382169
>continues the tantrum
>pretends it was someone else
truly subhuman IQ

>>17382331
>Thinks tonic and soda are the same thing
>Thinks soda and seltzer are different things
Truly subhuman IQ.

is there such a thing as gin without jewniper?

>>17380472
Gin is not sweet.

Sloe gin is sweet, and flavored gins might be.

>>17380360
Tanqueray, Beefeater, and Bombay Sapphire are all good inexpensive gins with Bombay being the more pricy of the much with the smoothest flavor

>>17382370
>tantrum: the sequel
>continues to project reading deficiency onto others
hahahaha... are you even sentient?

>>17380360
I went to this really nice pub in London called the admiralty and tried him for the first time. Had a gin and tonic and then a gin straight. Frankly I’m not a fan. I’ll stick to rum. Gin & tonic just taste like tonic and gin taste like medicine

>>17381608
Gordon's is really good gin even though it costs less. In the UK it comes in a green bottle.

>>17380360
Beefeater recently introduced a "light" version. Only 20% alcohol

I've tried Bombay Sapphire and pic rel and pic rel was amazing. I mixed it in with tonic water and if was really good (although I need to practice getting a good ratio) but I also tried if with 1642 tonic water (which has boreal flavors as well) and it was even better. Do you guys have any recs for similar Gins? I was thinking of trying the Fjord km12 next or the Wabasso Conifère or the Distillerie Vent du Nord Le Norkotié. I even tried making my own last week with cinnamon apples (found a apple pie mix), juniper berries, peppermint, and pine needles using Ketel One vodka as a base but it was really strong and no one I made try liked it that much. I'm gonna try just juniper and pine needles (and maybe peppermint even if it was very hated but im gonna put a tiny bit). Any recs for gin or my recipe?

>>17380360
Gin and tonic is the only way I can enjoy it. And I typically only drink those during the summer. Gin just isn't that good an alcohol.

>>17382815
>Gin just isn't that good an alcohol.
dude just tell it the way it is, gin sucks
show me a person that is enthusiastic about gin and i show you a person that likes dick up the ass

>>17382840
Literally every person I know that loves Gin is an absolute drunk. I don't know why. It's not like it's cheap.

>>17382331
>>17382156
>>17382499
Holy based

>>17382845
>It's not like it's cheap

But that's absolutely not true, gin is cheap as fuck especially if you're willing to buy the lower cost shit, which drunks historically are.

>>17382897
wrong, boutique gin costs as much as single malt

>>17382536
I like how they came up with a new word for diluted

>>17380360
>be me 18 yo
>now I can drink so every time I go out I order a different cocktail
>time for Gin tonic
>don't like it
>be still me some months later
>be out in another pub
>didn't know what to order
>"eh whatever, a Gin Tonic please"
>this time it's okish but still a bit meh
>by pure luck taste pure gin
>it's not that bad
>mfw I realized what I didn't like was the Tonic, not the Gin.
>been drinking it ever since.

>>17380360
With very grapy (none of those sugary non-grapy) lemonade.

>>17383268
How is this possible? The resident ESL retard just proved to everyone that tonic is actually just soda and that it doesn't affect the flavor of the gin at all.

>>17380649
tonic was literally made for gin. tonic water is what the water in hades tastes like.

>>17380360
I'm actually drinking gin right now. I'm back on strict keto again after christmas, so just having double shots in soda water with lime juice. Not the tastiest thing, but plenty drinkable. A really good way to drink it though is to do the exact same as already mentioned but have it with cola instead of soda water. Really nice combination of sweet and tangy. Just squeeze out half a lime or three teaspoons of concentrate.

>>17380360
>good gin for beginners
>"for beginners"
as if it's a fucking exercise regimen and you will hurt yourself if you get a gin that's "too advanced" lmao. you people are so gay and stupid its unreal. go to the store, buy a gin. like it? good. then buy a different one and see if you like that one. wow amazing. fucking retard.

>>17380360
Blueberry lemonade and gin is a great simple cocktail. You can make it as sweet, sour, strong, weak, whatever. Simple but delicious.

Dry martini. 5 parts of a nice London dry gin, 1 part noilly prat, gently stirred over ice and strained into a chilled glass with 3 olives on a stick please.

Can I drink tonics on their own if I'm thirsty? Are they like flavored sparkiling water?

>>17384537
they're literal soda pop

>>17381608
do you even bottom shelf?

>>17380370
fucking pleb retard detected. Gin is one of the easiest to distinguish liquers

>>17384552
stop being retarded please

I wish I could still drink these but i dont want support a cocktail that is a slur

>>17384566
>carbonated sugary drink
>not soda pop
whatever, doris

I’ve only tried a few gins, but it seems to the the only spirit I can’t really appreciate.
The botanicals end up making me think “pinecone-infused vodka”.
Of course it’s quite possible I just haven’t tried a good one, as I imagine the botanical element can vary a lot between brands.

>>17384579

There's a lot of options out there for avoiding that pine flavor.

Something like Gin Volcanic is very smooth and on the low end of the pine flavor. Citadelle is also a good choice

These are $25 gins, which in my experience is the price point where it starts to tastes good and not be bottom shelf stuff.

>Obligatory Gin Post

>>17383648
>absolutely seething
the rage is palpable

>>17384537
it's soda, quinine, and sugar

>>17383648
My grandma always used to drink tonic and I always disliked it, my mouth can find the enemy, regardless of how well it's hiding.

>>17381332
>getting memed into paying 8x the cost of unbranded tonic water with the exact same ingredients in it

speaking of hilarious shit, I was in the grocery store the other day and they had "non-alcoholic gin and tonic". for $15 AUD for 4x250ml cans.
who the fuck is going to buy that shit?

>>17380360
Gin rickey is how I drink it. Get a nice dry gin, add lime juice, simple syrup and soda.

I like a Gin Mojito. Little lime juice, a few sprigs of mint, ice, gin, and lite tonic water. I don't put simple syrup in it because lite tonic water still has a fuck ton of sugar and I prefer the tang of TW.

>>17382385
Yeah. Vodka.

>>17384867
My grocery store has recently set aside a section for non-alcoholic beer and shit and I absolutely cannot understand it, especially since this follows them shrinking the good beer section which says to me that they were trying to cater more to people who are just looking for cheap alcohol.

Gin and cran, or gin and lime juice.

>>17380393
That would just be vodka

>>17380668
>>17380695
sneed

>gin thread
>no mention of pic rel
uh oh, sweaty

>>17384579
yes those are juniper berries they have a very wintery flavour and if you dont like it then I am afraid to have to inform you that you are not white

2.5oz gin, ice, slice of lime, top it off with tonic water. Cheers frens.

Going to make a gin and tonic (gin and soda for the ESLs) right now using Bombay and Q tonic

I like gin because it has a wide variety of flavors available. For those of you who think gin all taste the same, try a "modern gin" instead of your bog standard London dry.

>gin is sweet shitpost from upthread
Not that guy, but depending on the botanicals used, gin can definitely come of as tasting "sweet", especially if it has a lot of clove, cardamom, etc character. It also needs to have a not-trash base spirit, else the astringency of a bad distillate will mask any and all sweetness.