Gin: which do you like?

[DBMaster]

Originally Posted By: Hollow
DBMaster,

Have you ever tried New Amsterdam gin? It's my favorite "bang for the buck". I love Tanqueray, especially #10, but care rarely justify the price. Bombay Sapphire is another I really like, but I discovered New Amsterdam is about 2/3 of the price and makes a decent gin and tonic or a gimlet.


Also, if you like this one, try Damrak or Dripping Springs. They are variations on a theme. Gin is a really interesting category these days due to the experimentation with botanical ingredients.

 

[sleddriver]

Originally Posted By: DBMaster
If you think Applejack is good, try some of the straight apple brandy, either the 7.5 year old or 100 proof. Applejack is made with 35% apple brandy and 65% grain neutral spirit (aka vodka). It is good, but the straight apple brandy is far more "appley." It is sold at both Goody-Goody and Spec's in the DFW area. Not sure where to get it in Central Texas.

Really???? Geeze and for that price? So much for my hard-liquor palate.....fail! From your above comment, I thought you liked it?

Now confused.....

We do have Specs here.

 

[DBMaster]

Originally Posted By: sleddriver
Originally Posted By: DBMaster
If you think Applejack is good, try some of the straight apple brandy, either the 7.5 year old or 100 proof. Applejack is made with 35% apple brandy and 65% grain neutral spirit (aka vodka). It is good, but the straight apple brandy is far more "appley." It is sold at both Goody-Goody and Spec's in the DFW area. Not sure where to get it in Central Texas.

Really???? Geeze and for that price? So much for my hard-liquor palate.....fail! From your above comment, I thought you liked it?

Now confused.....

We do have Specs here.


I DO like Laird's Applejack. I just like their straight apple brandies better. Remember, the booze you like best is the best booze for you. You might call Applejack "apple whiskey." I like a lot of things and don't like a lot of things. I want to avoid making statements that would preclude anyone from trying something that looks interesting to them.

I have been a fan of applejack since the 1980's. I didn't try Laird's other apple products until a few years ago. I did not mean to suggest that any of the products are not good quality. I have just found that I am a big fan of fruit brandies. Laird's is following in the tradition of French Calvados. That's a whole different can of worms, if you're interested. My philosophy is never defend what you like. If you think it is the best it IS the best. What I try to do is help you expand your horizons and challenge your palate, if that's what you want to do.

 

[sleddriver]

Recently tried New Amsterdam gin. Really missed the forward piney, juniper hit. Just didn't seem like gin without it. I think I tasted grapefruit. Won't be buying it again.

Picked up a bottle of Booth's and am pleasantly surprised, especially given its low cost. Does have the higher alcohol content as in some London gins. Now made in Illinois? Go figure......

Definitely G&T weather....at present 91°F, 65% Rh, heat index = 104°F. Indoors, it's 79°F with a Rh of 35%. Nice and drrrrrryyy.