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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
Can’t find Micil around here, even for a taste. Seattle now has a lot of new distilleries and many make gin. But the tastes of gin varies a lot with the botanicals used. I’ve experimented with several, but so far I’ve always come back to Sapphire for my martinis. For gin and tonics I really like Bell Ringer which is actually a pretty inexpensive gin but it seems to work really well with Schweppes tonic.Comment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
Now look what you’ve made me do!
Adnams Copperhouse was voted "World's Best Gin" in 2013, but times have moved on.. I still like it, though. It has replaced Gordons just as Fevertree has replaced Schweppes.
Berry Brothers and Rudd's No.3 Gin is the best in a dry Martini.
Plymouth is best in a pink gin.Last edited by Andrew Craig-Bennett; 08-16-2019, 05:40 PM.IMAGINES VEL NON FUERINTComment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
... and at the other end of the scale, we had some godawful gin the other night in Pai. We ended up at some hippy bar out of town. One of the guys (apparently) was on mushrooms and ended up getting banned for life.... not because of having eaten magic mushrooms, but he apparently offended someone. Back to the gin. It was awful. I don't even want to know what it was.
We sell three or four at our bar... Bartons (cheap and nasty), Gordons, Sapphire... and I will have to see what else later.Comment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
Copperhouse is not silly expensive and is very good.IMAGINES VEL NON FUERINTComment
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”― Mark Twain,Comment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
A couple I tried in Australia this winter…
Sipsmith is really good. I'm not an expert, but I felt it was better than Bombay.
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Also tried some 4 Pillars. They are a distillery down near Melbourne. I was working nearby, but never had a chance to the visit their shop. In any case, I bought a variety pack of small bottles and like each one. No surprise there.
4 pillars gin.jpg“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”― Mark Twain,Comment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
^ Gotta love "Navy Strength" gin !! Thanks for the photo .....
RickCharter Member - - Professional Procrastinators Association of America - - putting things off since 1965 " I'll get around to it tomorrow, .... maybe "
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
Second the fever tree as the tonic water of choice.
My preference is "Victoria Gin" from.....Victoria.
Lots of micro distilleries around. Some good, some far to hipster for me.Comment
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Re: Move Over Bombay Sapphire
The Micil distillery is quite close to the house where we stayed in Galway City. If I'd known of it, I'd have stopped in.
If you're still in the area, I urge a visit to Kai, a café run by New Zealanders. Brilliant food!
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