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Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

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Pillbug
Of course, in the winter, that becomes a martini, 2 gin:1 vermouth, splash of the olive juice. warms you right up.

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Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
fentimens can claim all they want their orignal style tonic is good for gin and tonics but they fail to realise that it tastes like poo poo and people adde the gin to make it drinkable in the first place for the quinnine

Tiberius Thyben
Feb 7, 2013

Gone Phishing



Agreed.

BULBASAUR
Apr 6, 2009




Soiled Meat
fever-tree makes a good tonic, but their ginger beer went from great to poo poo in the matter of a few years. not optimistic they'll keep up the quality of the tonic

Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

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Pillbug

Jose posted:

fentimens can claim all they want their orignal style tonic is good for gin and tonics but they fail to realise that it tastes like poo poo and people adde the gin to make it drinkable in the first place for the quinnine

When I was a kid tonic water was the only soft drink in the house. It's an acquired taste.

Skeleton Ape
Dec 21, 2008



I do like a dirty martini with a couple garlic / blue cheese olives.

SLICK GOKU BABY
Jun 12, 2001

Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls


Ceciltron posted:

Of course, in the winter, that becomes a martini, 2 gin:1 vermouth, splash of the olive juice. warms you right up.

That is way to much loving vermouth for a martini, holy poo poo! Ratio is supposed to be like 8:1 lol.

resting mitch face
Apr 9, 2005

5) I hear you.
I'm drinking a gin and tonny right now actually. Bombay Sapphire.

BULBASAUR
Apr 6, 2009




Soiled Meat
he likes his gin like he likes his isles scotch

Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

Text BEEP to 43527 for the dancing robot!
Pillbug

SLICK GOKU BABY posted:

That is way to much loving vermouth for a martini, holy poo poo! Ratio is supposed to be like 8:1 lol.

It's actually an interesting topic, and one entirely down to taste, but it essentially boils down to how far back you go. The original martinis around the turn of he century were closer to 1:1, but the taste moved away from vermouth as gins became more palatable and needed less covering up. Personally, since I like a vermouth heavy martini, and so do my folks, it works fine.

Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

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Pillbug
Now I'm drinking gin with a bit of lime juice over ice and Watching M*A*S*H*

a dog from hell
Oct 18, 2009

by zen death robot

OctoberBlues posted:

Cheap gin is a great drink for people who are in denial about being alcoholics - because drinking cheap vodka is admitting to yourself that you are indeed an alcoholic, there is at least some plausible deniability with cheap gin.

Cheap vodka will also make your face fall off. Ask me how I know.

A Bakers Cousin
Dec 18, 2003

by vyelkin

Lost Canyoneer
Nov 1, 2009
Gin is better than tequila, but that's not really saying much.

(See you guys later, I'm heading over to the bourbon thread.)

Nathilus
Apr 4, 2002

I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

Lost Canyoneer posted:

Gin is better than tequila, but that's not really saying much.

(See you guys later, I'm heading over to the bourbon thread.)

:agreed:

Everyone look at this classy, man's man opinion. Be more like this dude.

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
you stupid rear end in a top hat

He Who Smelt It
Jun 14, 2012
I'm into gin and Jose

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
i friend and i once mutally agreed that gin tastes like waking up the next morning disoriented with a bunch of wet grass in ur mouth

Nolan Arenado
May 8, 2009

dad gay. so what posted:

you stupid rear end in a top hat

lol

Genesplicer
Oct 19, 2002

I give your invention the worst grade imaginable: An A-minus-minus!

Total Clam
Gin's okay, but I prefer Irish Whiskey.

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless

genesplicer posted:

Gin's okay, but I prefer Irish Whiskey.

me too except southern bourbon

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
it's definitely very good for mixing and cocktails given its unique qualities

EVIL Gibson
Mar 23, 2001

Internet of Things is just someone else's computer that people can't help attaching cameras and door locks to!
:vapes:
Switchblade Switcharoo
Gin tastes like a pine tree!?!!!!?

DisgracelandUSA
Aug 11, 2011

Yeah, I gets down with the homies

I learned to drink on Beefeater. Hendricks is also good. Bombay and Tanqueray are also good, but I prefer the former two over the latter. Particularly Beefeater for martinis.

smdh if you drink vodka martinis, smdh.

Nefarious 2.0
Apr 22, 2008

Offense is overrated anyway.


"schwarzwald dry gin" lmao

enjoy paying $70 for some artisinal horse piss

Nefarious 2.0 fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Aug 27, 2016

Bardeh
Dec 2, 2004

Fun Shoe
Gin+Tonic freaking owns and is one of the best drinks there is.

Harald
Jul 10, 2009

LINKIN PARK


i'm making love to some tonic and gin

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
wasnt gin and tonic GW Bush's Yale codename? regardless its still one of the finest of drinks

insulated staircase
Aug 21, 2014

would gin pair nicely with taco bell? i will go buy some if so :)

ClamdestineBoyster
Aug 15, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

a real jerk posted:

would gin pair nicely with taco bell? i will go buy some if so :)

Maybe with their olive dishes, I don't know I don't eat where I don't have coupons.

gleebster
Dec 16, 2006

Only a howler
Pillbug
Gin and tonic was invented as a way to prevent the lower middle class who were sent out to run banks and poo poo from making babies with the colonial natives, thus avoiding the irregularity of half-caste persons.

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
but u cant catch malaria from poors can u?

i am kiss u now
Dec 26, 2005


College Slice
as much as I love a good gin and tonic, I'm allergic to most kinds of gin :(

Crusty Nutsack
Apr 21, 2005

SUCK LASER, COPPERS


this is the best gin and also really pretty which matters to me because I'm a girl

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BULBASAUR
Apr 6, 2009




Soiled Meat
gin can help prevent zika, hope this helps

DisgracelandUSA
Aug 11, 2011

Yeah, I gets down with the homies

Also, what is flavored gin

tangy yet delightful
Sep 13, 2005



Bardeh posted:

Gin+Tonic freaking owns and is one of the best drinks there is.

Look at this right as gently caress post.

PureEvil6_13
Jun 1, 2004

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Genderfluent
Jul 15, 2015

When I was in college I drank a couple pints of cheap gin over about 8 hours and woke up under a pile of empty boxes. I have never had it since

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Bardeh
Dec 2, 2004

Fun Shoe

Cool_tony posted:

When I was in college I drank a couple pints of cheap gin over about 8 hours and woke up under a pile of empty boxes. I have never had it since

Gin isn't for drinking on its own, it's pretty gross like that. But if you just put some tonic water in it and a squeeze of lime, it turns into something magical via some sort of alchemy.

I'm gonna put my SUPER SECRET DON'T STEAL recipe for gin and tonic in this post:

Mix gin and tonic in a glass. Put lime and ice in.



Congratulations, you have a delicious refreshing alcoholic drink that's perfect for sitting in the sunshine and feeling good. The beauty of G&T is that even cheap gin works pretty good, and you can have it nice and strong without it being overpowering, taste-wise.

Bardeh fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Aug 27, 2016

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