Another pointless thread

Steve as far as I know there is no such thing as Jeneva gin's, Jenever is very closely related to Gin. From what I know Gin is based on Jenever and is even the same thing.

I've hear many people say that the Islay malts are the best but I'm the only one that drink it because my Grandpa is of the Irish Whiskey and I'm afraid the bottle would be too long open
btw Glenfish is not a whiskey but a whisky

Are you Scottish very picky on that btw (whiskey vs whisky)?

but of course - whisky is Scottish

The other spelling comes from over the water - umm Ireland I mean

Ooo yes Gwyn, if you ever need a dinking partner give me a shout you have the glass and I'll have the rest of the bottle

Stefan - we have London Gin and Plymouth Gin, distilled slightly differently so as to give a different taste. Can't ignore Bombay Gin - but that's London Gin in a different guise. However, with tonic - its the strength that counts most - 43 or 47 proof make the best G & Ts

Jenever (Gin) is different but uses the same basic ingredients IIRC - though can't ever recall it being mixed with tonic or bitters or vermouth for that matter. Got to be 30yrs since I last had any. May be time to break the seal on one of the houses...

Steve

on the spelling of Whisky.

Surely Jenever means juniper, which is the chief flavouring agent in gin. So all gin is derived from Jenever.

Agree about the strength of the gin for a G&T. I'm on export Tanqueray at the moment, though as I'm out of tonic I'm having the naval drink - Pink Gin.

I also feel that the tonic is very important. "Slimline" renders the drink totally impotable because of the revolting flavour of the sweetener.

G

HEAR HEAR !!

I prefer to leave the Angostura in the glass rather than swirl it away as per my training in the UKBG ( United Kingdom Bartenders Guild )

Tony

The more I learn about you, Tony, the more I see that you are a man of sense.

G

Had to work late tonight, what a pain. Chris sent me a 1.4 Tamron TC suitable for SDM. Ordered Friday PM arrived at work by postie before I got there. So by the time I got home it was too dark for a respectable shot, what a pain. Still I put it on the K20 with the DA 300 just to prove the SDM connection and success! Expect it will pour with rain tomorrow lol.

Cedric

Jenever is much more 'oily' than gin gin.

Sounds too much like my husband - oh you mean you wanted another glass? Oh I'll open another bottle then .

He's in France and I've had more than one glass of merlot .

I don't like jenever, but I don't mind a Weduwe Joustra occasionally .

Wish I'd read the G&T suggestion before I started on the wine.

Now I'm taking my aching bones to bed.

Does anyone still drink Gin & Orange. I remember my Mum (Now96)would drink this when Dad took us out. In the garden of a pub, Pint of brown & mild, Gin & orange and an orange for me.

long time ago.

Les

My G & T tonight was made with genuine Export Gordons - 47% proof (as opposed to Gordons with the right style label but no content ie 37.3% proof - as seen in Aussie Bottleshops, price approx > £30 a litre!)

Sainsbury's Blackfriars Gin, 43% proof, at £15/litre is worth looking out for .

helpful?

could be in trouble for non pointless comment


Steve

I was taught to drink gin properly in Canada years ago by an English lawyer who had emigrated there. Tanqueray -- straight. All this nonsense about mixers led to the collapse of the British empire and our present reliance on China to make even our shoes. Spirits should be drunk straight, except for dark run, which goes well with Coke. Mount Gay (the finest of the light rums) should also be drunk straight. Here endeth the lesson -- for the time being, anyhow.

Al

Whilst I don't entirely disagree with the main thrust of your post, I have to say that the only use for Coke is as a poor substitute for WD-40.

And au contraire, mixed gin probably saved the Empire. Tonic water, which I believe used to contain more quinine than it does now, saved many a servant of Empire from malaria.

Vodka (of the sort we get in the UK) and gin are OK when mixed. Few things beat a good Bloody Mary when you are both hungry and thirsty.

But otherwise, keep it straight, as you say.

G