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20 January 2017, 09:22 PM | #1 |
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Gin With The Most Pronounced Juniper (and Other Botanicals)
What gin "hits you in the mouth" with the most pronounced juniper high notes?
(Looking to buy for the weekend : ) TIA
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Often overlooked among the many more expensive and fashionable gins, Gilbey's is my favourite. Some reviews here: http://gin.underthelabel.com/l/71/Gilbey-s-Gin
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I find that the tonic has a greater impact on taste of the drink than the gin itself. I recently "discovered" Fever Tree tonic which is totally natural and tastes sublime. I seriously suggest that you give it a try. As regards to the Gin, I tend to go for Bombay. Regards Mick |
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Thinking we enjoyed THIS on Christmas and is why I am asking! Thank you. Oh, Fever Tree...Will do!
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beefeater bombay and tanq dominate the market.
not sure what else there is of substance but then again i dont drink gin unless it is knee deep in a long island iced tea
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I like Bombay & Bombay Sapphire gin.
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Hendricks is my go-to
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Hendricks and Tanqueray Old Tom (If you can't get the Old Tom because it is a limited edition but should be gettable from Amazon, the normal Tanqueray has a good Juniper taste). Plymouth Gin is another. As others have said, Fever Tree Tonic is a must. I also found 1724 and Fentimans Tonic to be really good and gives a different taste to the Gin. (1724 if you don't have any lemon or lime).
A good American Gin Is Bluecoat Gin (Made in Philadelphia) and has a fabulous bottle, also "Deaths door Gin" which I bought just for the name.
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Another recommendation for Fever Free tonic. Been using Ransom Old Tom gin to mix things up. Traditionally a Hendricks man with a cucumber.
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Gin With The Most Pronounced Juniper (and Other Botanicals)
This one is easy. Monkey 47. And fever tree of course.
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21 January 2017, 04:13 AM | #11 |
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I found that Monkey 47 to be very peppery and doesn't have a pronounced Juniper taste. It is nice but (for me) very different from "traditional juniper" Gin.
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http://theginisin.com/gin-reviews/monkey-47/ |
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Recently, I have been enjoying Tanqueray No. 10. However, Tanqueray No. 10 has a less pronounced juniper taste and they added 4 additional botanicals to the mix - grapefruit, lime, orange, and camomile.
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I like The Botsnist Gin. It's made with 31 botanicals and distilled in small batches in the last working Lomond Still at the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay in Scotland. Many of the botanicals are hand sourced on Islay. It's good stuff and my Gin swilling friends shared my thoughts when I brought some for them to try.
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Martin Miller is my current favorite with Hendricks coming in second.
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Forgot Sipsmiths VJOP (The VJOP stands for Very Junipery Over Proof). Also another shout for The Botanist.
https://sipsmith.com/product/v-j-o-p/
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Four Pillars for one of the best Gins to come from Australia.
https://www.fourpillarsgin.com.au/ Otherwise Sipsmith https://sipsmith.com/ Or The botanist https://www.thebotanist.com/ |
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Nolet's Reserve
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There she is.....
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Not well known in the USA, but Plymouth is my fav.
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Nolet's Reserve and Hendricks, I'm not usually a gin drinker but was dragged to a gin dinner of all Nolet's products and was blown away...
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Just got in from the weekend.
I bought Bombay Sapphire and we were happy with it. I already have Bluecoat (Phillly, PA distilled) and drank the sheet out of it Thanks, and we'll have to try some of these other suggestions.
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St. George Botanivore is a good one:
http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/spiri...otanivore-gin/ (For martinis I like to mix with St. George Terroir) Not high on Juniper, but very herbaceous is Uncle Val's, which is my current favorite. |
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