Gin recommendations?

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Opened my Harris gin, lovely. I had it with a wedge of red grapefruit in a G&T, they seem to recommend a wedge of grapefruit in this gin but I found that it was too overpowering, found it much nicer with a slice of lime.
 
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Sainsburys Taste-the-difference Orange & Blossom Gin.. smells like Cointreau, tastes like Cointreau.. Cointreau £15.. T-T-D Orange Gin £16. Cointreau 40%, Gin 37%. Served with Fever Tree Clementine or water it's a bitter orange taste.
 
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I had a good week away on holiday.

It started on Guernsey with this.

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Then we moved over to Herm. Most of my gin was drunk in the Mermaid Tavern
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It made sense that I'd have some Mermaid gin
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A couple of weeks before I was there, they had a beer and gin festival and every beer and gin was from Scotland. I managed to get through quite a few of them.

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It wasn't all about gin in the pub though. I made sure I took a decent supply with me for the cabin :)
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All the gins I tried were utterly excellent. One stood out, it was dry but with a fruity finish and not overly sweet. I'm a big fan of real ginny gins but this one really took my fancy. I've posted a picture above, it's Pilgrims gin. It was so good that I asked Tom (the landlord) if he could sell me a bottle. Luck would have it that he bought two bottles of each gin for the festival and this was one of the few he had a spare of.

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@Feek, nice of the bar's to give you the bottle:D

I have a bottle of the Mermaid, it's ok but wouldn't buy it again. I have cooled on buying gin until next year. I tend to drink more whisky in the colder months.
 
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Mrs gave me a “Do your gin” kit for my birthday and four large “wine” (read gin) glasses.

Using some polish vodka which tastes decent by itself - pure grain. Then add dried juniper berries for 24h, then whatever dried bits for 24h. Filter and then leave for a further 24h and you’re ready. It’s not distilled but infused but it certainly smells of gin :) I’ve gone for juniper, orange peel, Laurel, cardamon, a small hint of herbiscous and lavender (not enough to be noticeable but add a tint of additional colour).

Edit: impressed (with the new glasses too). Big orange hit (the idea was to get citrus!), smooth and then Jupiter end notes.

Edit: after 48h the citrus has dropped off (I did top up with the vodka so it may explain it) where it sits in the background with hints of cardamon. I suggest making the infusion far more intense, rather like hopping when making beer.
 
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My favourite gins at the moment are:

Jawbox. A lovely pepper taste to this one, goes very well with normal Fever Tree tonic and a slice of lemon.

Musgrave. Flavours of cardamon and subtle black pepper. Goes very well with a slice of lime. The pink variant is extremely good too.
 
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A new bottle for my collection:
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They distil their own spirit before flavouring, all made from local ingredients - apparently there's only a handful of other gins made this way in Scotland.
 
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Really need to find out what sort of gin the person likes. I'd accept that with a smile but it'd sit in my collection for a long time before being opened.

Pffft who cares, done, thank you for the suggestion!
 
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thomas dakin - red label on a squareish shaped bottle

i'm a member of a craft gin club if anyone wants £20 off their first box (box is £40) so half price then send me a trust message.

the bottles in the box are usually £40+ to buy on their own but they come with exotic expensive tonics, mixers, syrups and dressings, etc. so it's really good value for money. in december i got 2 bottles of expensive gin, 6 tonics, 1 syrup, dressings and a snack as well as a magazine and a £5 off voucher for my next order all for £40.

I'm not a gin drinker myself but the wife partakes.
 
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