Gin
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I'm not starting a gin thread so you can all just deal with it.
Black Thistle gin, blueberry and passion fruit, my sister in laws unwanted birthday gift that she gifted on to me! Winning. I've had two and its getting a bit sickly now. But solid 8/10
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@r-l good hijack.
Marlborough Roots gin. Very nice, floral and interesting, strongly flavoured, but very very tasty. Enjoying very much.
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@nzzp said in The new wine thread:
@r-l good hijack.
Marlborough Roots gin. Very nice, floral and interesting, strongly flavoured, but very very tasty. Enjoying very much.
Quick the threads getting back to wine.
Humdinger Gin from Geraldine. The Citrus version is very nice.
If you’re driving through they are just down an alley on the Main Street. Nice people and worth a stop for a bottle
Humdinger Gin – Geraldine's Award-Winning NZ Gin
Discover Humdinger Gin – handcrafted in Geraldine, New Zealand. Our award-winning small batch gins are smooth, balanced and full of flavour, made with traditional copper stills and local botanicals.
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Now it has its own thread I will add Rifters to the list.
Rifters | Boutique New Zealand Spirits | Handcrafted | Small Batch
Rifters are makers of small batch premium spirits. Handcrafted in New Zealand using flavourful botanicals and pure New Zealand artesian water.
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Roby Marton
ItalianDrinkable neat
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I like gin. I'm not a gin snob but the one thing that irritates me is adding garnish to a straight gin.
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@antipodean said in Gin:
I like gin. I'm not a gin snob but the one thing that irritates me is adding garnish to a straight gin.
Yep
If I want a long gin it’s soda water only
If they’ve taken the time to jazz it up I want to taste it.
Not the poncy tonic
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Kinobi gin from Kyoto (no this does not belong in the Star Wars thread). I tried this from the distillery when I was there in 2017. Now available at lots of liquor stores in NZ. I'm not sure how to best describe it - very Japanese. The local botanicals used work really well, with a spicy finish drinking neat. Yum. I need to try the other seasonal gins.
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Carried on with the gin tonight with 2 of my girl friends and a faux barbecue 🍸 may have mixed my drinks a little, not all gin but I'm just nice and merry!
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Gin.
Gin and curry night with University flatmates.
Bitters.
Lots of gin.
Said flat mates could not rouse me when I snuck off to bed.
Remember it as the first time I heard Pink Floyd's "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict" (It was only alcohol but seriously weird...) while trying to get the bed to stop spinning.
Next day ... late season Sunday bus trip to Waihi (not even sure why for ... ). There may have been digestive issues.
Did score a try off the bench.
Have never drunk gin again.
I hate gin.
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I'm really enjoying tasting the many craft gins that a re available now, though I always go back to a Gordons, Tanqueray or Plymouth for an everyday gin.
While I'm enjoying tasting them, some I find not to my liking. One called Hophead Gin was a case in point, far too bitter and the overall hoppiness was overpowering. I'm currently enjoying an Italian one that has the skins of Muscat grapes as part of the flavouring, so a bit of Grappa like overtones. It's called Marco 46 and comes in at 46%, so that bit stronger than your usuals.
Pride of place though is a special bottle of Hendricks...
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@r-l I don’t anything about Gin. How does it differ from scotch and whiskey. I willing to try.
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@r-l I don’t anything about Gin. How does it differ from scotch and whiskey. I willing to try.
Think good vodka but with many overlaying flavours which are usually quite subtle individually. It’s a very interesting spirit to sample, but takes a fair bit of involvement IMO.
Nothing like any type of whiskey.
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@r-l I don’t anything about Gin. How does it differ from scotch and whiskey. I willing to try.
Absolutely nothing in common with whisky.
There are quite a few different styles. I don’t really like the classic dry very heavy on the juniper berries style but this gin is very easy to drink with a tonic.
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@r-l Explain a faux barbecue. Is there actual food involved, or just the intention of food?
Nordés gin. A natural aroma and exquisite flavour | Nordés
