Jump to content
  • Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.

All About Gin, Generally


njduchess

Recommended Posts

3 hours ago, weinoo said:

I've been using Ford's (45%), which seems to be gaining favor among bartenders.  I have a little more "trouble" with Tanq 10 in a Martini.

 

I like Ford's.  And the labels peel off nicely so I can re-use them to bottle up limoncello or eggnog or whatever. 

Since Beefeater lowered the proof and (maybe just locally) increased their price, I've been using regular Tanqueray London Dry (47.3%) which has the advantage of being a couple bucks cheaper than Beefeater and still has that standard juniper-forward profile. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

not being a cocktail or martini person :

 

where does Bombay Blue sapphire ( or the upscale version of the same )

 

stand in the pecking order ?

 

I like Q.Victoria , and the blueish bottle.

 

just saying.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

30 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

I like Ford's.  And the labels peel off nicely so I can re-use them to bottle up limoncello or eggnog or whatever. 

Since Beefeater lowered the proof and (maybe just locally) increased their price, I've been using regular Tanqueray London Dry (47.3%) which has the advantage of being a couple bucks cheaper than Beefeater and still has that standard juniper-forward profile. 

 

I still have any number of the OG proof Beefeater bottles stashed away, as I made it a priority to grab them whenever I saw them, usually in out-of-the-way liquor stores.  I don't mind the standard/classic Tanqueray, and I never knew which was going to be cheaper until walking into the liquor store.

Mitch Weinstein aka "weinoo"

Tasty Travails - My Blog

My eGullet FoodBog - A Tale of Two Boroughs

Was it you baby...or just a Brilliant Disguise?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, rotuts said:

not being a cocktail or martini person :

 

where does Bombay Blue sapphire ( or the upscale version of the same )

 

stand in the pecking order ?

 

I like Q.Victoria , and the blueish bottle.

 

just saying.

For a house gin we often use plain old Bombay. Sapphire is pricier and I don't actually like it as much. Bombay clocks in at 43%.   

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Seems there's more than one cannabis gin from the Netherlands. Found this, this morning. Haven't bought it, though. Casamigos Green Phantom Gold gin.

 

3ff0269fb7ddc175.thumb.png.52cc35da7470cd48574d3ef77819abfc.png

 

 

  • Like 1

...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

Link to comment
Share on other sites

×
×
  • Create New...