Why is this shit on the top shelf next to Tanqueray and Bombay at my liquor store when it goes down like rubbing...

>Hennessey gin and tonic
Fuck I could drink my brain out in that stuff.

Fugg I meant Hendricks

thank fuck i didnt buy this shit if it goes down like ass, was on for cheapsies where i live but i figured i should stick to the usual

Fuck you OP. If you dont like it, dont drink it. No one gives a shit about your opinions you fucking cretin.

Beefeater's great. Gordon's is the one that gives you a splitting headache the day after. Tanqueray and Bombay are for faggot hipsters.

Beefeater's shockingly disappointing. I usually drink McCormick's (it's actually really not bad) and I bought Beefeater's as a treat, and it literally tasted like McCormick's except made with distilled water rather than tap.

Broker's I really enjoyed, though.

Why do people shit on Bombay on this board? It's a very decent gin at a reasonable price.

Because Bombay is shit. How is this even a question?

Go buy some Hendrick's, or Uncle Val's.

If you can find Plymouth gin it's worth a try, usually a bit cheaper than Bombay or Tanqueray.

Hendricks is twice the price but yes it is good.

Gin is terrible.

probably because it came from Brittan

Hendrick's is just marketing. Bombay is ok for mixing with maybe a G&T or something else that masks most of the gin flavour, but if you aren't drinking glorious Hernö Juniper Cask, St. George's or Inverroche you're a pleb.

>Waaah! Why is this entry level gin next to my other entry level gins!

>Gin is terrible.
This. Not that the origin of a beverage matters much if its delicious, but like Southern Comfort, it was a process to mask unpalatable spirits available at the time. It's really an acquired taste which I can imagine appeals to none at first and then craved out of habit after the fact. I love me some juniper berries in recipes, as well as rosemary. But, I could just add them since they're more easily found and better fresh anyway. Very adulterated spirits simply doesn't sit well for cleaner modern palates avoiding hangovers, carbs and too much junk that isn't natural. On the opposite end, vodka can be terrible too, until mixed.

To each their own, however.

OP, product placement isn't by actual quality rating, really. You're an adult, and should have this level of Media Literacy already. If it were true, the most popular wine in the world (Santa Margherita) wouldn't be...and no one would buy Patron over any other blue agave tequila. Kudos on not liking something that is mediocre!

I use beefeater's for gin and tonics. Other gins are too mild or flowery. For martinis I use Plymouth.

tastes of cucumbers

>implying tanquershit is top shelf quality
>implying memebay is top shelf quality

You don't like beefeater because you don't really like gin. Bombay/Tanqueray are geared towards vodka drinkers AKA people who don't drink gin much. I bet you would love New Amsterdam gin.

lel

>suggesting memedrick's

the true hipster gin. I bet you put a fucking cucumber in your G&T too.

Bombay Sapphire is my favorite gin.

If Beefeater is running alcohol, New Amsterdam is Acetone.

I want to try Plymouth, but can't find it around here.

That's unfortunate.

What would you recommend under $100?

Alright Veeky Forums what do you prefer?

Olvies or cocktail onions?

If it's olives it's a gin martini (IMHO a wretched hybrid cocktail that substitutes gin for vodka)

If it's cocktail onions, it's a Gibson (the only good way to drink gin)

olives all the way.

cocktail onions are nice for bloody marys though

The fuck are you finding Plymouth for less than $30 a bottle?

Bombay Saphire was made for non gin drinkers. They decided to make it less flavorful and much less junipery in order to encourage people who didn't drink gin to like it.

Anyway, ya'll should try genever. It's a malty botanical gin and it's amazing.

How easy is genever to find in the US?

>gin martini

That's a bit like saying "A rum rum-and-coke" or "A whisky whisky-sour"

But can't you make vodka martinis?

No.
Well, yes, but it's a "Vodka Martini", not a Martini proper.

Its almost like its distilled with some cucumbers fuck face.

Anyway, Beefeater is classic if you don't like it just drink vodka you pantywaist

Monkey 47

Technically, but for a long time now (since before I was of drinking age) it has been necessary to specify because there are a lot of people do expect vodka when they ask for a martini. If you don't specify yourself, the bartender is going to have to ask.

It's gin. Literally flavored vodka.

Just buy burnett's, polar diet lime tonic, tribuno vermouth, a squirt of those shitty lime-shaped bottles and get dickered. Honestly though, unless it's Hendrick's, just get Burnett's.

Other way around

Lemon twist, you fucking imbecile.

It's gotten to the point where the bartender usually also has to ask if you want olive brine in it, because you know they've had drinks sent back because the fuckstick who ordered it couldn't be bothered to ask for a dirty Martini if that's what she wanted.

what the fuck are you saying?
vodka is the worst spirit because it's boring as fuck.
Gin is amazing and interesting. There are botanical, malty, junipery and all sorts of gins.

If you are going to say "adulterated spirits" is a bad thing then you can't enjoy any liquers. Throw out your cointreau your chartreuse your vermouth your campari and every other tasty alcohol.

Don't post about booze again because you clearly have no fucking clue what you're talking about.

>it was a process to mask unpalatable spirits available at the time
Also literally ALL cocktails have this same origin. The old fashioned was clearly made to mask the terribly cheap whiskey available at the time.

very easy. literally carried by bevmo

Incorrect.