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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The the modern rush for new and interesting flavours of gin, has anybody come across flavoured tonic water instead?
I know that it makes me sound like a cheapskate but you could buy a good quality gin as the base. I think the Yorkshire is rubbing off on me after 25 years... |
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I'm a pleb, I love the rhubarb and ginger gin liqueur, and the flavour is so full you can mix it with any old tonic lol.
But my favourite straight gin is Silent Pool, and the delicate flavours in that definitely need something more refined like Fevertree tonic. I don't like the flavoured tonics at all.
I'm keen to try the Italian lemon gin though - that sounds great. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm a pleb, I love the rhubarb and ginger gin liqueur, and the flavour is so full you can mix it with any old tonic lol.
But my favourite straight gin is Silent Pool, and the delicate flavours in that definitely need something more refined like Fevertree tonic. I don't like the flavoured tonics at all.
I'm keen to try the Italian lemon gin though - that sounds great."
Silent pool is lovely and the bottle is pretty too. |
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over a year ago
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Currently enjoying a nice bottle of Roku, a Japanese gin with all sorts of weird and wonderful botanicals in it. I'd love to hear any obscure recommendations for what to guzzle next   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm currently drinking Gordon's pink gin, with pink lucozade , but I tried the pink tonic water from Schweppes which was also very nice, I love fresh fruit in mine too.
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely  |
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"Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely "
I've heard good things of monkey 47... but it is expensive  Can I come up and drink yours? Haha |
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There are some lovely flavoured ones not yet mentioned- several Raspberry ones (Foxdenton in particular) and pink grapefruit one from Italy called Malfy
But agree, can do nice things with mixers. I keep a bottle of cheaper gin in the freezer and then add it to the flavoured San Pellegreno's (Grapefruit in particular) as a nice long drink. |
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"I'm a pleb, I love the rhubarb and ginger gin liqueur, and the flavour is so full you can mix it with any old tonic lol.
But my favourite straight gin is Silent Pool, and the delicate flavours in that definitely need something more refined like Fevertree tonic. I don't like the flavoured tonics at all.
I'm keen to try the Italian lemon gin though - that sounds great.
Silent pool is lovely and the bottle is pretty too."
Very pretty, and fairly locally made. |
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"There are some lovely flavoured ones not yet mentioned- several Raspberry ones (Foxdenton in particular) and pink grapefruit one from Italy called Malfy
But agree, can do nice things with mixers. I keep a bottle of cheaper gin in the freezer and then add it to the flavoured San Pellegreno's (Grapefruit in particular) ."
Oooh that's sounds interesting! |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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"Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely
I've heard good things of monkey 47... but it is expensive Can I come up and drink yours? Haha "
I haven't got any at home, it's only if I'm out and spot they have it ~ A lot of places don't ~ that I'll have one. I've got a bottle Bloom atm, which is nice also (forgot about that) and some Lidl one Hortus which is ok and dirty cheap. You can have some of that one  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely
I've heard good things of monkey 47... but it is expensive Can I come up and drink yours? Haha
I haven't got any at home, it's only if I'm out and spot they have it ~ A lot of places don't ~ that I'll have one. I've got a bottle Bloom atm, which is nice also (forgot about that) and some Lidl one Hortus which is ok and dirty cheap. You can have some of that one "
Oh ok. I see exactly where we're at. Lidl gin stage. Hmmm 
I never drink gin out now. £10 for a measure. £30 for a bottle of decent stuff in the offy. It's a no brainer |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
"Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely
I've heard good things of monkey 47... but it is expensive Can I come up and drink yours? Haha
I haven't got any at home, it's only if I'm out and spot they have it ~ A lot of places don't ~ that I'll have one. I've got a bottle Bloom atm, which is nice also (forgot about that) and some Lidl one Hortus which is ok and dirty cheap. You can have some of that one
Oh ok. I see exactly where we're at. Lidl gin stage. Hmmm
I never drink gin out now. £10 for a measure. £30 for a bottle of decent stuff in the offy. It's a no brainer "
£10?? You're being taken advantage of!!!  |
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"Monkey 47 is a fantastic gin, 40 botanicals apparently. It's my favourite atm but it is pricey.
Other nice (non flavoured ones) are Silent Pool and Hendricks mixed with the Mediterranean fever tree and a slice of grapefruit or a few strawberries.....lovely
I've heard good things of monkey 47... but it is expensive Can I come up and drink yours? Haha
I haven't got any at home, it's only if I'm out and spot they have it ~ A lot of places don't ~ that I'll have one. I've got a bottle Bloom atm, which is nice also (forgot about that) and some Lidl one Hortus which is ok and dirty cheap. You can have some of that one
Oh ok. I see exactly where we're at. Lidl gin stage. Hmmm
I never drink gin out now. £10 for a measure. £30 for a bottle of decent stuff in the offy. It's a no brainer
£10?? You're being taken advantage of!!! "
And £30 for a decent one?! What- a miniature?! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've got 4 litres of homemade gin liqueur on the go. Raspberry, strawberry, cherry and blueberry.
What turns it from gin to liqueur??"
Sugar basically.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ooo i saw a pink gin at the checkout today and was tempted, but alas the last time i had gin i had my head in a toilet all of the next day and the flashback of that put me off! |
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"Ooo i saw a pink gin at the checkout today and was tempted, but alas the last time i had gin i had my head in a toilet all of the next day and the flashback of that put me off! "
You need to mix it with the right things so that doesn't happen. Mix it..with us?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ooo i saw a pink gin at the checkout today and was tempted, but alas the last time i had gin i had my head in a toilet all of the next day and the flashback of that put me off!
You need to mix it with the right things so that doesn't happen. Mix it..with us? "
I’ve gotten all flustered! x |
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OP fevertree do a fabulous range of flavoured tonics but they are expensive and I can't have them because of the sugar content (I'm diabetic). Avoid the supermarket own brand flavoured tonic - they're nasty  . I tent to buy schweppes slimline tonic or lidl diet tonic, both are very good and the lidl one is only 37p!
I've got a few preferred gins at the moment. Tanqueray flor De Seville, lidl hortus citrus garden.
For a real treat I will have redsmith dry apple gin. It's made locally and isn't available to buy in the shops, you can only order from their website. It's a limited edition distilled with bramley apples. Expensive at £43 a bottle but lovely. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm glad that I brought this subject to the forum.
There seems to be a huge Gin drinking contingent on here.
Really enjoying your views. "
In my experience (order picker for a cash and carry ), gin is now right up there with vodka as the fastest mover. The fact that many are above the 37% content of vodka helps too. Bigger range of flavours means something for everyone. I like boe's violet stuff |
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We went on a road trip round the outer Hebrides this summer and ended up in the Harris gin distillery . We bought a couple of bottles but had finished one by the time we got home five nights later ?? |
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I have quite the collection of different gins right now and it seems to be growing all the time. At the moment I’ve got Ophir, Aldi regular gin, Aldi needle, Gordon’s pink gin, tanqueray flor de Sevilla, damson gin, sloe gin and also 2 batches of homemade rhubarb gin being made |
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