Comments on: Gin-sperimentation #2: Hendrick’s Gin

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:00:15 +0000

Whoops! I corrected it! Sorry again. And I even proofread that post, for once.

Grrrr.

Oh, and I enjoyed browsing through the rest of your site! Come back any time.

By: Hog Beatty

Hog Beatty — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:54:16 +0000

Thank you very much for the link.
My blog is called Stoned and Naked (not Stoned and Drunk.
Thank you, again.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:38:39 +0000

Jac, I may not be the best person to ask, as my interest in Gin is pretty much limited to Pegus and French 75s. Of course most of the cocktail bloggers who ARE Gin aficionados seem to write little about strating out with Gin. I would say it depends on from what shelf you buy the boozes you are already drinking. Sapphire is an upper middle shelf Gin, with a taste that is a little more complex than most large-batch distillers. It also has the virtue of being sold in flasks, small bottles, and even airline bottles. I’d try Sapphire and Tanqueray, to start. Buy a flask of each and make a few different cocktails. If you find you like either, then it’s time to try the more esoteric ones.
Of course, you ought to try out a Pegu! Seriously. I’d never found a Gin drink I liked at all, until I stumbled on Pegus. After a few months of drinking them, I found Gin was no longer such an obstacle!

By: Jac

Jac — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:46:42 +0000

Wow… I can see that if I am to achieve true rambling greatness, I will have to start drinking Pegus.

I was actually thinking of picking up a Gin to play around with when I get paid… would the Sapphire be a good starter Gin?