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Gin, the best bang for the buck?
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<blockquote data-quote="glpease" data-source="post: 97918" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I've always found Boodles to be a great "value" gin. It's nice. Not as complex or as interesting as some of the pricier concoctions, but still very much gin. </p><p></p><p>Beefeater is great, and I'm never without Bombay in the cupboard. Anchor's Junipero is exotic and delicious, but is too artisanal to me for a standard gin. </p><p></p><p>I agree with many that Tanqueray doesn't live up to the advertising. However, their Rangpur makes a swell Gin & Tonic, and it's quite nice on the rocks. </p><p></p><p>I've tried a few of the real bargain basement gins, and have found them a waste of money. More like cheap vodka with a little flavouring added, lacking the depth and character of the better gins.</p><p></p><p>And, sorry PB, you're just wrong. A "martini" being made without vermouth isn't going to happen at my bar. A martini is a cocktail. A cocktail is not a single ingredient, no matter how much you may like it. If there's no vermouth in with the gin, it's not a cocktail, and therefore, not a martini. Full stop. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glpease, post: 97918, member: 18"] I've always found Boodles to be a great "value" gin. It's nice. Not as complex or as interesting as some of the pricier concoctions, but still very much gin. Beefeater is great, and I'm never without Bombay in the cupboard. Anchor's Junipero is exotic and delicious, but is too artisanal to me for a standard gin. I agree with many that Tanqueray doesn't live up to the advertising. However, their Rangpur makes a swell Gin & Tonic, and it's quite nice on the rocks. I've tried a few of the real bargain basement gins, and have found them a waste of money. More like cheap vodka with a little flavouring added, lacking the depth and character of the better gins. And, sorry PB, you're just wrong. A "martini" being made without vermouth isn't going to happen at my bar. A martini is a cocktail. A cocktail is not a single ingredient, no matter how much you may like it. If there's no vermouth in with the gin, it's not a cocktail, and therefore, not a martini. Full stop. ;) [/QUOTE]
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