You don't need no stinkin soda either.
You don't need no stinkin soda either.
Henricks is good but I still like Bombay Sapphire. Never like Tanqueray. I recently tried a gin called The Botanist. It's made in Scotland on the island of Islay (pronounced Eye-lah). I really liked it, will probably buy it. Looks like BevMo has it. Cool looking bottle too.
Henricks is good but I still like Bombay Sapphire. Never like Tanqueray. I recently tried a gin called The Botanist. It's made in Scotland on the island of Islay (pronounced Eye-lah). I really liked it, will probably buy it. Looks like BevMo has it. Cool looking bottle too.
What else do people like for gin? I have to buy some asap. I use it for Negronis, with tonic, and in Martinis, about evenly. I actually like Tanqueray okay, but not in love. Bombay seems too oily sometimes. The ones I really hate are the ones with a strong brown spice / cardamom element. (Great for sticky buns, not for gin, imo.) Also don't like it sweet; I want to control that with vermouth (in a Negroni) or whatever. I have not had either Hendricks or The Botanist. It's so easy to be seduced by packaging!
Edit: Recently went through a bottle of Heyman's Old Tom. Great flavor but too sweet.
I quite like Citadel. Has nice botanicals, good aroma. Excellent for the G&T. Georgian Bay Gin from Ontario is very nice. Lot of juniper. The Portobello Rd, (shown above ) was meh. It is a London gin, could be Beefeaters, not worth the premium. Botanist is nice , so is the Hendricks.
Religious aversion to anything "flavored."
I was gifted some of this Breckenridge Bourbon which states it was made from "rocky mountain snow melt." I am highly allergic to Vail Resorts, is this bourbon safe for me to consume considering it could be made from Vail snow?
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I've decided I'm going to up my cocktail game, so I'm reading this thread. Any suggestions on where to start with learning a few basic classics? I particularly like whiskey, so have been trying to perfect my Manhattan recently. I used to have a more stocked bar but when we moved out to CO I almost solely drank beer, so am rebuilding a basic bar pretty much from scratch. Any tips on drinks I should start with learning to make, or how you prefer to make your Manhattan?