Tanqueray No. Ten

[freshherbs]

I recently purchased a bottle of Tanqueray #10 and found it to be quite nice: easy to drink for a gin but still complex. Looking for good cocktail recipes using #10. any thoughts?

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Edited February 6, 2006 by freshherbs (log)

[Carolyn Tillie]

I was given a bottle and have been doing killer martinis (with THREE, huge gourmet olives). Love it.

[birder53]

Try a Fifty-Fifty martini. Equal parts gin and vermouth. I like to add orange bitters and serve with a lemon twist.

[WolfChef]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it. I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

[detlefchef]

I've got a regular who assured me that he'd single handedly drink enough of it to make it worth my while to add it to my bar. Good enough reason for me.

I'll try it with the Orange Bitters No. 6 that I just bought on rec. from here in the drink forum.

[freshherbs]

wow, careful of that regular...i know what gin does to me!

i'm trying to put my finger on the taste profile...and it seems more citrus-y than other gins...

anyone have any other descriptions for how it tastes?

[NYC Mike]

Ten and Tonic is the ol standby on the road drink for me. Love it.

[freshherbs]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it.  I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

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malaria must be pretty prevalent in my neck of the woods...

[lostmyshape]

the gin that got me drinking gin. really mild, but tasty... not too juniper-y. good gin to introduce to non-gin drinkers, although still tastes like gin.

i second the 50-50 w/orange bitters and a twist, or 4:1 martini w/bitters and twist works well, too.

[Bill Miller]

I love it in martinis. I had it in a gin gimlet over the weekend---best I ever tasted.

[Bill Miller]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it.  I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

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malaria must be pretty prevalent in my neck of the woods...

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Paroxisims of chills and fever???---stops it every time.

[Jack Rose]

Tanqueray 10 has a lot more citrus notes than the flagship brand. Really mixes well with other fresh citrus juices. Great in a rickey or a gimlet (although the classic recipe for the latter calls for only Rose's cordial, I use 50/50 with fresh lime juice and rim the glass with a lime zest sugar, since there is less overall sweetness with the substitution). Also great mixed with a mixture of citrus, in a long drink or "cooler" with grapefruit, orange, and lime juices.

Great with fresh raspberries (muddled) and lemon juice as well. I think it is too citrus-"y" for a Pink Gin, as suggested above, but that is just my taste, preferring the classic Plymouth for that. Nothing is sacred, but its softer gin feeler goes great with the Angostura bitters and is the reason it is a classic cocktail.

[Sneakeater]

I'll add a vote for "citrusy". To me, Tanq 10 is too mild, though.

[Rob Simmon]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it.  I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

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Have you tried the Vya vermouth yet? I think it's splendid.

[Alchemist]

Vya is a wonderful product but IMHO it might be a little too much for a soft gin like Tanq #10. Noilly Prat might be a better match.

I would pair it with light simple ingrediants and then Regans Orange Bitters #6. An orange gin, Just Gin, bitters and bitters would be lovely.

[Gary Regan]

I save Noilly Prat for when I'm using the regular bottling of Tanqueray, and use the lighter M&R when working with No. TEN.

I've also been making Cosomopolitans using T10 instead of citrus vodka, and these have gone over really well with my customers.

[Sneakeater]

I've also been making Cosomopolitans using T10 instead of citrus vodka, and these have gone over really well with my customers.

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God bless anyone who gets people to switch to gin from vodka!

[slkinsey]

That's interesting. I hadn't thought of M&R being necessarily "lighter" than NP, but now that you say that it makes some sense. We have a thread here on vermouth, and it might be interesting at some point to order the various bottlings of vermouth as to different qualities -- fullness of flavor, sweetness, etc.

Anyway, back to No. Ten. . . Someone like Gary is in a better position than I to speak on this point, but No. Ten has always struck me as being one of those lightly flavored "martini gins" designed to appeal to the vodka crowd. This makes it a good substitute for vodka -- subbing No. Ten for citrus vodka in a Cosmo formula, for example, although I think Plymouth works just as well this way and has more character (I like aquavit in a "Cosmo" too) -- but a little underwhelming in actual gin cocktails with flavorful modifiers.

[Sneakeater]

No. Ten has always struck me as being one of those lightly flavored "martini gins" designed to appeal to the vodka crowd.  This makes it a good substitute for vodka  -- subbing No. Ten for citrus vodka in a Cosmo formula, for example, although I think Plymouth works just as well this way and has more character (I like aquavit in a "Cosmo" too) -- but a little underwhelming in actual gin cocktails with flavorful modifiers.

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Agree completely.

(But don't listen to me. I'm gross. I like Junipero in everything.)

[WolfChef]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it.  I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

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malaria must be pretty prevalent in my neck of the woods...

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fresherbs:

It must be catching, as my brother gave it to me and my wife seems to be suffering from it now too.

Paroxisims of chills and fever???---stops it every time.

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Stopped it last night, works like a charm.

[WolfChef]

Tanqueray Ten in on the very short list of gins that I can drink all by itself and truely enjoy it.  I have yet to find a vermouth I like, so gin for me is either on the rocks, or with a touch of tonic when my malaria is acting up.<grin>

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Have you tried the Vya vermouth yet? I think it's splendid.

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Added Vya vermouth to the shopping list on the chalkboard, will give it a try. I doubt I'll like it. My wife loves any and vermouth, so if I don't it won't go to waste.

[freshherbs]

I save Noilly Prat for when I'm using the regular bottling of Tanqueray, and use the lighter M&R when working with No. TEN.

I've also been making Cosomopolitans using T10 instead of citrus vodka, and these have gone over really well with my customers.

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Gary, out of curiosity, do you let them know it's gin? or is it a blind taste test thing?

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[biscuit]

A nice soft drink using No. 10 for the hesitant gin drinker is the Maiden's Blush:

2 oz. Tanqueray No. 10

3/4 oz. triple sec

1/2 oz. lemon juice

dash grenadine

[freshherbs]

A nice soft drink using No. 10 for the hesitant gin drinker is the Maiden's Blush:

2 oz. Tanqueray No. 10

3/4 oz. triple sec

1/2 oz. lemon juice

dash grenadine

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sounds nice, biscuit. never really thought of #10 as a gin for the hesitant gin drinker, but given its lack of pine-y notes, maybe you're right. always thought it was great for classic gin cocktails: martini, gimlet, french 75, etc...

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