Favorite Gin?

[surfdog]

I generally pick up whatever is in my eye line when picking up "essentials."
Vermouth OTOH…Noilly Prat hands down. Even if they are owned by Martini & Rossi.

[surfdog]

Yes actually, but there are only four seasons for G&Ts.

[Richard Chrz]

I do enjoy a Beefeater martini.

[surfdog]

wu7y Reminds me of a poem, usually attributed to Dorothy Parker…though it seems unlikely that she said it, and also never wrote it down. Still, it’s humourous.

“I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most,
After three I’m under the table,
After four I’m under the host.”

[JoeSousa]

I tried Dry Fly gin once. They are a hometown brand about 4 miles from me. Didn't particularly care for it but still have it in my cupboard. Might need to give it another shot.

[STEbbq]

I think we can be friends Troutman

[Wedunne]

Our usual go-to is Bombay Sapphire. But our favorite comes from a local distillery called Oakhurst Spirits in Oakhurst, CA, just south of Yosemite. Among the botanicals they use are wild juniper berries from Yosemite National Park. Apparently you're allowed to take a small quantity out of the park, and it doesn't take much for a batch of gin. The gin is excellent, as are all their spirits.

[Craigar]

Rieger's out of KC is pretty tasty. Tom Nichol of Tanqueray fame had a hand in developing this gin.

https://www.jriegerco.com/our-spirits/gin

[Dr ROK]

Edinburgh Gin - https://www.edinburghgin.com. Had it when we visited Scotland a few years back. Looked for it all over the place and couldn't find it. My son was a member of a "booze by mail" club and was able to order some. One day on my way home from Colorado, I stopped in a liquor store in Cheyenne, WY and there it was. I now stop there every time I go through Cheyenne! I love the Christmas blend!

[au4stree]

I tend to keep Plymouth and Tanqueray around. I never really made a distinction between my favorite for martinis, mixes or with tonics. It all works for me.

I do like Tanqueray Rangpur in the summertime when I usually drink more tonics and Tom Collins.

[Smokepoint]

Huge fan of Plymouth. Especially in martinis. As a mixer, I often reach for Beefeater.

[STEbbq]

Kirkland gin is excellent and probably probably Gordon's or Tanqueray.

https://www.mashed.com/190122/who-actually-makes-kirkland-gin/

[cosmo]

I mean anything derived from grain can be compared to grain alcohol in its origin. Gin is actually derived from jenever/genever which is made in Amsterdam/Belgium. All of the stuff it that comes after is just flavor profile.

[cosmo]

Agree SmokinFool - so many bottles in across the board. Bourbon/whiskey, vodka, gin. Even beer - everyone is in the game.

[Troutman]

I know right? All this name dropping of craft gins. It's freaking grain alcohol people with a little wisp of flavoring. I've got a bathtub up stairs I'm thinking about making my own in. Maybe I'll post a naming poll for Troutman's Gin !!!!