what gin for a great gin and tonic???
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Robinhawaii
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You can figure out what flavor profile you like and add those ingredients to infuse your own gin. Could turn out to be a fun little project.
Take care,
Rob
Take care,
Rob
GuyK
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Normally I'm of like mind PM, but with a G&T I tend to agree with Cactus Bob. Lesser gins taste like kerosene (or worse) to me, and I do not enjoy the drink. Have never heard of Fever Tree tonic either. Will definitely be on the lookout for it.
A second of the choice of Seagrams's. Makes a fine G&T...plus the bottle has all those weird hieroglyphics to keep you occupied
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A second of the choice of Seagrams's. Makes a fine G&T...plus the bottle has all those weird hieroglyphics to keep you occupied
It is a cool bottle. :yes: Non-slip is important when mixing the 3rd round.
Went to make a Bloody Sunday Bloody Mary yesterday. Less than an ounce of vodka left.
Went to use gin instead and found the Seagrams bottle had only slightly more remaining! :tears: Time for a liquor store run. :yes:
ducati_EL34
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Just about any bottom shelf gin will work for a G&T, but do not skimp on the Tonic water. Most bargain basement tonic water uses corn syrup as a sweetener. Fever Tree is a good premium brand and if you use concentrated tonic and mix to taste with soda water, that is the best!
My goto tonic is White Rock Tonic. They use sugar and it is no more expensive that CD or schweppes.
markd51
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You gotta be careful with Gin. Many whacky stuff out there, Genever-Dutch Gin, and others aren't London Dry Gin. I found out the hard way a few times, and sad but true, they went down the sink. Stuff like Nolets, no! Or Suntory, no!
"Tanq-Lung" (LOL) is usually the go-to for Gin-Tonic, go with the Ten if it makes you happy.
One time at Sam's Wines-Liquors in the Goose Island area of Chicago, I hit on a London Gin called Bradburns, 94 proof, and $12 a fifth. Best London Gin I ever drank. Went back 3 days later and bought a Case.
And a month later decided again to go back to buy another case, and no more, he couldn't get it.
"Tanq-Lung" (LOL) is usually the go-to for Gin-Tonic, go with the Ten if it makes you happy.
One time at Sam's Wines-Liquors in the Goose Island area of Chicago, I hit on a London Gin called Bradburns, 94 proof, and $12 a fifth. Best London Gin I ever drank. Went back 3 days later and bought a Case.
And a month later decided again to go back to buy another case, and no more, he couldn't get it.
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Pio1980
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Was going to ask about tonic, which I drink straight for leg cramping.I've had all of them and will say, a bad tonic can ruin a good gin or at the least overwhelm some flavors. If you aren't discerning the differences in the Gin's in your T&T it might be due to the tonic or amount of tonic. Most people swear by Schweppes but there are other good ones out there. A bad tonic can ruin a drink. Regardless of brand taste your tonic first. If it’s too sweet, too medicinal, or too bitter on it's own cut it with club soda until it's not too anything.
FWIW, I like the blue bottle over the green but sometimes go with Hendricks over either. I like the additional flavors in Hendricks and will sometimes forego the lime...and sometimes the tonic
noogies
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For a G & T, it doesn't really matter as long as it's a decent gin that doesn't taste like shoe polish -- the tonic will obscure a multitude of sins. Only Schweppes will do. Canada Dry is for riff-raff.
The real test for gin is, of course, the martini. I'm a Tanqueray man myself.
The real test for gin is, of course, the martini. I'm a Tanqueray man myself.
CharlieAudio
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My solution was to cut the Schweppes tonic to no more thaan half the amount of gin.
I’ve tried many, many gins—for G&Ts, martinis (two of my go-to cocktails), and etc. Every gin has a specific flavor and strength. And certain gins remind me of the people I’ve known who love/prefer those brands. So I use different gins for different people/occasions. My wife happens to prefer Tangueray and Schweppes for her G&Ts (what her parents used to drink). I tend to prefer Bombay Sapphire.
However, two weeks ago I was introduced to Botanist gin, with low calorie Fever Tree tonic—which I’ve often used—and it was the best, smoothest G&T I’ve had. Botanist also made a damn fine martini.
P.S. A G&T must be served only with a wedge of lime—not lemon.
However, two weeks ago I was introduced to Botanist gin, with low calorie Fever Tree tonic—which I’ve often used—and it was the best, smoothest G&T I’ve had. Botanist also made a damn fine martini.
P.S. A G&T must be served only with a wedge of lime—not lemon.
ducati_EL34
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That is what I have been buying as of late. It also makes a great martini.
ducati_EL34
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I love the taste of tanqueray and Beefeaters. Bombay regular makes for a good G&T. But blue sapphire is too much black liquorice. I dislike black liquorice.