> Thanks for the tips (again). I will definitely try the Tanqueray 10,
> as long as it doesn't cost a thousand dollars per bottle.
>
>
> > > What is the "premium" gin on the market if you had to pick one? I
> >
> > >
> > > have always sworn by Bombay Sapphire, but I have never done a
> > > horizontal tasting comparing different gins and after getting gin
> >
> > > recommendations for an upcoming Xmas party I am hosting, I am
> > > beginning to wonder if perhaps I have been choosing Bombay because
> > of
> > >
> > > the name and the color of the bottle ... what? ... isn't that how
> > you
> > >
> > > all choose your ingredients?
> > >
> > > cheers.
> >
> > Bombay have done a great job marketing over the years to position
> > themselves as the 'premium' go-to Gin. And there's merit in that, cos
> >
> > Bombay is a decent gin. But it's like all drinks; there're
> > alternatives out there that may be better for you and your tastes. In
> >
> > Oz, Jose Cuervo is the go-to tequila. America, it's Patron (I
> > think?). Yet both tequilas are available in both countries; it just
> >
> > depends how it's marketed as to your perceptions of
> > premium/quality.
> >
> > As for your original question. If I had to pick one gin, I'd
> > definitely swing with Tanqueray 10. I've got a bottle here at home
> >
> > and I haven't touched it in ages for fear of wasting the precious
> > precious booze (does anyone else have that problem?). Other
> > alternatives I've found are Blackwoods Gin from Scotland (its in
> > between Bombay and Tanqueray botanicals wise), and Hendricks is tasty
> >
> > tho I haven't had enough of it to form a judgement. Admittedly my
> > tastes for gins swings towards the more botanical tasting side,
> > rather than the "blander" side like Bombay. Personal choice. (is
> > 'botanical tasting side' even a descriptor for the differences
> > between gins?)
> >
> > Again, it all comes down to taste. If you want to try a different gin
> >
> > then by all means branch out, but don't feel that you need to drink
> >
> > something else to stand out. Drink what you like, not what's cool.
> >
> > :P
> >
> > Adam
I love the sapphire and also hold the unusual Hendricks in high regard.