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FraGGleR:
Ok, so maybe I am revealing myself as a borderline alcoholic, but I noticed there wasn't a gin thread here, yet.

I really enjoy sipping on The Botanist gin neat.  Hendricks is pretty good too.  I also had a fascinating one that had been aged in whiskey barrels for a very nice crossover taste.  Will post next time I visit my sister's place (her fiance found the gin somewhere in Tennessee).

Anyone else have some favorites for sipping?

maverickronin:
If you stop buying all that booze and you can afford more audio gear.

 :)p8

Colgin:
I don't really drink anymore, but gin and tonic used to be my cocktail of choice (all year round, in fact). Beefeater was always my favorite for that purpose and I preferred it to more pricey alternatives. There might be better choices for martinis though, I honestly don't know. But for my limited liquor cabinet at home I still go with Beefeater London Dry. Definitely not a trendy choice though.

DubiousMike:
Hendricks fan here as well.  Mix with fever tree tonic water, cucumber slices and ice = win.

(I readily concede that I am not man enough to consume gin neat.)

DrForBin:
hello,

@FraGGleR, its known as being "highly functional."  ;)

ah, gin.

i started out with Seagram’s Extra Dry on the rocks. i was 19 and it was legal in AZ at the time.

i still only mix booze with ice most of the time. pull the bottle out of the freezer, find a rocks glass, add ice, you're done (doesn't everybody have a bottle of gin in the freezer?) am definitely a London Dry kinda guy.

favorite gin overall: Broker's, classic London Dry, delicious. when i am in the package store it usually is "be happy, buy Broker's."

when i feel like Warren Zevon: Bombay (i don't think Sapphire is worth the premium.)

best cheap dram: Trader Joe's Rear Admiral Joseph's Original London Dry Gin (stupidly long name, stupidly cheap, stupidly good for when you just want to get stupid.)

others in the normal rotation: Crater Lake Gin, Beefeater.

when i can afford 'em or even sometimes when i can't: Bainbridge Heritage Organic Doug Fir Gin (which is more of a wet gin), Voyager Distilled Dry Gin.

when in Orygun: Desert Juniper Gin.

my BFF is not a gin drinker but likes Hendrick's Gin, i am a gin drinker and find it a little strange. i also think Aviation Gin is gawd awful.

if you enjoy the less juniper forward types and want to go cheap, New Amsterdam might be up your alley. also you may want to try Dry Fly but it is not cheap.

gin and tonic? i only use Q Tonic.

from their website:

The Ultimate Gin & Tonic

    Fill your best highball glass with ice
    Add 2 oz of your favorite gin
    Squeeze a wedge of lime
    Top with 4 oz chilled Q Tonic
    Gently stir
    Serve with the remainder of the Q Tonic bottle

or use a BIG highball glass with 4 oz of gin and the whole 8 oz of the Q Tonic bottle.  ;D

martini? my vermouth of choice is Vya Extra Dry.

in this recipe:

nick and nora martini

3 parts gin
1 part vermouth
olive for garnish

from "The Craft of the Cocktail" by Dale Degroff

no mixing instructions as i like to "bruise" my gin in a shaker.

review sites that may be of interest (though i should note some are dormant):

http://www.ginfoundry.com/

http://www.ginreviews.com/

http://theginisin.com/

remember, always drink responsibly!

[edit: as if you can't tell, i drink a LOT of gin!] :boom:

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