Gin, the civilized drink

[smoothshooter]

I never acquired a taste for alcohol.
It all tastes bad to me.
I figure any food or drink that one has to force themselves to like the taste of is probably bad for you.
A glass of sweetened ice tea ( even instant ) tastes better to me than any alcoholic drink ( except for a Margarita about 4 times a year .,

 

[Rustyt1953]

When dining in a nice restaurant my aperitif is always a tall T&T with a lime wedge. Crisp and refreshing.

At home I will occasionally enjoy a pre meal drink of Fresca and vodka.

The 7.5 can is perfect for one drink.

 

[walkin jack]

Put me down for Bombay Sapphire & tonic with a twist of lime. Especially in the hot summer months...very very refreshing.

 

[ACORN]

Mmmmmm Aqua Velva neat.

 

[Rudi]

I like Gin. Love a nice Martini. Can't beat Gin&Tonic on a hot evening.

 

[SMSgt]

I haven't had any for years. Sixty or so years ago, my best friend's parents kept a bottle in the basement and we mixed it with orange pop. It still tastes like pine cones to me.

In high school during machine shop class, we used to sneak out to our cars parked behind the building and drink Orange Crush with Ancient Ancient Age. That's about all I remember about my senior year of HS.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

When I become lord and master of the world, alcohol in any form will be banned and consumption of alcohol in any form will result in a swift and immediate public hanging.

For those of you who think I lack internal fortitude when it comes to alcohol, I once went 11 years without alcohol of any kind.
Then I had my 12th birthday.

 

[Walter Rego]

I call a Gin & Tonic my "anti-malarial medicine". I like it on a hot summer night. Bombay Sapphire or Gordons gin with tonic water containing quinine and some lime juice with a slice of lime. On the rocks.

 

[Pig Hunter]

It has been scientifically proven gin and tonic is a health drink. As said above the tonic keeps away malaria, the lime prevents scurvy and the gin helps your attitude.

 

[SmithNut]

When dining in a nice restaurant my aperitif is always a tall T&T with a lime wedge. Crisp and refreshing.

At home I will occasionally enjoy a pre meal drink of Fresca and vodka.

The 7.5 can is perfect for one drink.

Nice, someone else onboard here has good taste in a soft drink (Fresca rocks, been drinking it since the 70's), I mix mine with Crown, never tried it with any other spirit, might have to try some with Vodka come this summer (sounds like a refreshing drink on a hot day).

 

[ASA335]

I didn't care much for gin early on, but then I was stationed in the tropics and no beverage seemed to slake my thirst. The bar tender at the American Legion Club on Ft. Amador, Panama Canal Zone, Republic of Panama, suggested a gin and tonic, and ever since I've been a fan of gin in a couple of variations anytime the temps begin to get uncomfortably warm.

 

[Mike-AK]

But I don't drink to be civilized...

 

[pasound]

Gordons for the standard G&T. Bombay Sapphire for all other drinks.

 

[47knuckle]

I'm a gin and tonic drinker when I'm not
in my Basil Haden. Discovered a small batch gin
made in Charleston (SC), Hat Trick. Nothing else
comes close.
I'm sorry for all you gin drinkers that don't live in
eastern SC

 

[dockmurgw]

It has been scientifically proven gin and tonic is a health drink. As said above the tonic keeps away malaria, the lime prevents scurvy and the gin helps your attitude.

Oh this brings back memories. When my kids were young, impressionable and believed every off the wall thing I told them, I used to tell them the tonic had the quinine I needed for malaria. The lime and vodka just came with it. They even told their teacher that dad had malaria.

 

[Targets Guy]

T&T is the drink for me.

 

[UncleEd]

Wife and I loved Brit sitcom "As Time Goes By."
I always got a kick out of it when it was cocktail
time at the end of the day. Lionel would have
a scotch but Jean always took her gin.

 

[Gamecock]

I'm a gin and tonic drinker when I'm not
in my Basil Haden. Discovered a small batch gin
made in Charleston (SC), Hat Trick. Nothing else
comes close.
I'm sorry for all you gin drinkers that don't live in
eastern SC

We'll be okay with our London Dry upstate, knuckle. I want to be smacked with a juniper branch when I drink gin.

'The nose of Hat Trick Botanical Gin is bright, juniper, orange peel, and fresh lemon. A bit sweet, slight jam notes as well faintly on the finish, with a touch of alcohol. A bit contemporary.

The palate of Hat Trick Botanical Gin is rich and full bodied. Dry touch of juniper at first, then creamy vanilla and lemon, earthy mid notes, spearmint leads off the finish, bright and strong. A hint of that floral/jam note, intimates hibiscus and fresh fruit, but not quite altogether distinct. Lingering orange rind, angelica, and rosemary- long and smooth.'

 

[Onomea]

Here's a good article on the best gin for martinis:

HAVE I told you about my 80-martini lunch?

I exaggerate. Actually, four of us shared 80 martinis, so it was really a 20-martini lunch.

Frankly, once you get past the first 12 martinis, it might as well be 80. But it was worth it.

The occasion was the spirits panel's martini tasting. Florence Fabricant and I were joined by Audrey Saunders, bartender extraordinaire and an owner of the Pegu Club on West Houston Street, and Pete Wells, editor of the Dining section, who has written extensively about drinks.

The subject was supposed to be solely gin. But because gin is often consumed in a martini, we decided to taste the gin as expressed through the world's most famous (and perhaps least understood) cocktail...

- Eric Asimov

No, Really, It Was Tough: 4 People, 80 Martinis - The New York Times