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that wants to try gin for the first time?

About rum, scotch, or .... or... um... hmm.. stout... lager. yeah.

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Beefeater

what exactly do I with gin? it doesn't seem like something you just drink by itself.

Gin is fucking disgusting

Drink whiskey or rum. You know something delicious

Norman_Smiley posted...

Beefeater

Was gonna be my answer, that's the general decent quality brand like Jack Daniel's or Jose Cuervo is.

Gin is real bad though imo, lot of people like super bitter stuff.

Bombay Sapphire used to be my go-to. If you want something cheaper, Seagrams Lime Twisted is good. Mix it with some Sprite or 7-up and you've got a pretty good cocktail.

Beefeater

Seagrams dry gin and 7 up or canada dry

The cheapest one you can get because none of them are worth the money. Like the others have said, get something with actual flavor like rum or whisky.

Norman_Smiley posted...

Beefeater

Beefeater & Seagram's are both good gin for first timers.

I'm at work ATM, I'll rattle off some suggestions when I'm free. Fucking love gin.

thanks. I look forward to it.

Ya, not all Gins are London Drys.
There is a huge variety of botanicals.

imo, the best gin to start with is Gordons gin. It's a bit of a basic bitch gin, but it's good to start off with because it's very tasty. I drink a few basic gin cocktails like gin & tonic and gin, soda & lime, and whenever I get those with Gordons gin it's a very sweet, satisfying drink - great for gin and tonic, or for any sweeter cocktails you might want to try.

A brand I swear by is Tanqueray. It's a very smooth gin, and the bottle is really nice. It's a bit more tart than Gordons, but it's still very nice. They have a bunch of different flavours, and one I've tried in the past was Tanqueray Rangpur Lime - if you like citrus flavours, this gin will slap your tits clean off. I could drink this with soda water and nothing else - the lime flavor is shockingly tangy, but with all of the actual flavor that a lime would have. It is absolutely worth going out of your way to try the Rangpur Lime flavor of Tanqueray.

When I'm feeling cheap, a good bottom-shelf gin is Vickers. I wouldn't recommend this for a beginner, but I want to mention it because it's almost kind of "peppery" in how it tastes. This is a gin where you will always taste the gin in whatever you're drinking, and it makes for a very tart gin and tonic. I would say that Vickers is what Gordons isn't, and while it's a cheapo drink, it's one of the better cheapo gins and I think it has its place.

Now, for cocktails - I can't help you a great deal, but I can pass on what I know.

Gin and tonic: easiest cocktail in the world. Pour in however much gin you want, and then fill the rest up with tonic water. It's like jack and coke.

And I'm not saying this to be condescending or anything, but because so many people have told me they didn't know that tonic water was separate from soda water - tonic water is a tart, citrus-flavored soda, and soda water is just carbonated water. I would strongly suggest trying a gin and tonic for your first drink of gin, because gin goes hand in hand with citrus. You can also add a slice of lemon or lime to enhance the flavor further.

The best part about a G&T is that you can water it down to taste with soda water - that's what I do. After a while, they might taste a bit too cloyingly sweet and gluggy, which is a good point to start watering down the tonic with some soda water or to switch up your drink.

When that happens, I move onto my next drink - gin, soda and lime.

I prefer lime cordial, like a mixing cordial by Schweppes or some other schmancy looking mixing cordial in a glass bottle. You can just go for gin and soda with a lime wedge in it, but I prefer a bit more flavor.

There's a perfect way to make this drink with lime cordial, and at the bars I've gone to they just add a dash of cordial to the top of the drink. The problem is that the cordial doesn't distribute evenly, you sip it all out because it's on top and you're left with carbonated water and straight gin. So to make a perfect gin, line and soda - pour the lime cordial in first, then the gin, then the soda water. That's a drink that always goes down smooth.

Hope this helped. It's cool if you don't like gin in the end, not many people do, but you can't go wrong with these brands and these cocktails.

Cool. Will try out those cocktails. I want to try various liquors. :)

agin, it's all the rage. everybody does it.

Hendricks is pretty decent imo so Im sure its overrated garbage.

trappedunderice posted...

Seagrams dry gin and 7 up or canada dry

Seagrams is hard to find here lol

But I do love 7 and 7s

For gin I'd get beefeater

Roku

i ordered a gin n tonic once.

one of the greatest mistakes i ever did...

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i ordered a gin n tonic once.

one of the greatest mistakes i ever did...

Fair, but Gin and Soda / gin and ginger with lime are perfect event drinks, like weddings. The hangover isnt nearly as bad.

Drumshanbo Irish Gunpowder Gin.

I'm not big into liquor but I found it to be good both straight and with tonic.

Beefeater
lol

I've heard good things about Gun Powder.
I actually have a nip of it, but keep forgetting to try it. That one is Irish.

Botanist is another cool one, out of Scotland.
Islay in fact.

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i ordered a gin n tonic once.

one of the greatest mistakes i ever did...

I never understood this drink IMO literally just watered down liquor.

Wow not a single Bombay Sapphire mentioned at all smh

JustMyOpinion posted...

Try Monkey 47 or Malfy.

I've heard that is incredibly good.

I've never tried Empress, but it is cool that it changes color.
I like the color of it in the bottle as is.

Letron_James posted...

Wow not a single Bombay Sapphire mentioned at all smh

Post #7.

Letron_James posted...

Wow not a single Bombay Sapphire mentioned at all smh

Ehh, it's okay. Top shelf stuff for sure, but there are better "beginner" gins.

why is Gin blue?!

I'm also all about Bombay Sapphire.

I am going to buy Schweppes lime cordinal!

Bombay Sapphire martini is the greatest drink of all-time. 5:1 ratio of gin to dry vermouth. Don't use vodka for your martini, save the vodka for a white Russian or cranberry juice.

Also James Bond is wrong, stir that shit. If you shake it you'll get ice shards in the drink that dilute it too much.

And forget olives, you want a twist of lemon peel

Beefeater is quite good for the price. Tanquerey is a good option too if you have good stuff to mix with it (it's overproofed so stronger than most gins, but has a more pine flavor rather than juniper. Mixes well with lime juice)

Bombay Sapphire. If anything just because it has the coolest bottle.

wtf. gin and tonic is refreshing

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Seagrams

Bourbon.

Plymouth or Tanqueray.

Highly recommend a Southside, Bee's Knees, Gimlet, Gin Rickey, Ramos Gin Fizz for a beginner.

All very simple to make (maybe besides a ramos) and don't require any additional booze. Just gin and a few fresh ingredients.

Gin > Rum > Whiskey > Tequila >>>> Vodka