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Subject: Re: Gin
From: Boston Mickey
Posted: Mon Nov 13. 2006, 06:03 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Gin"  by The Fish  (Mon Nov 13. 2006, 02:22 UTC)
> 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. 


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