Hi folks, longtime reader, first time poster. I finally overcame laziness re: writing an eGullet personal statement because I need your expertise with this. Possibly inspired by the new generation gins thread, I recently picked up a bottle of Small's Gin. Since it's made by the same people who produce the well-regarded Ransom Old Tom, I figured it was a safe bet for a new, American gin to mess around with. While I'm not ready to give up, I feel like this product must demonstrate the wild variability in re: what's being marketed as "gin" these days. It smells like no other gin I have ever owned, and I was able to do a straightforward compare with Beefeater, Tanqueray, Plymouth, and Bluecoat. All of these, even the last one, are at least in the same neighborhood. Small's is on another continent. From the little that's out on the web, I guess the nose is predominantly made up of cardamom? I don't have any on hand to confirm/deny. No matter what, it was pretty much a disaster in a Martini, and it also dominated a gin/dry vermouth/Benedictine mixture (I was hoping the Benedictine's strong herbal notes would be a good complement). So--has anyone worked with this product? Any ideas on how I might be able to do something constructive with this bottle and not be out 29 bucks? Appreciate the help.