Gin Lovers Unite!

[carebear]

There's no such thing as a "gin hangover".

Lime hangover? Yes.

Ice hangover? Of course.

Quinine hangover? Indubitedly.

But gin, sweet sweet gin, that panacea for all that ails one? It is slander and heresy to ascribe anything so base as a hangover to such an elixer.

 

[Thwack]

There's no such thing as a "gin hangover".

Lime hangover? Yes.

Ice hangover? Of course.

Quinine hangover? Indubitedly.

But gin, sweet sweet gin, that panacea for all that ails one? It is slander and heresy to ascribe anything so base as a hangover to such an elixer.

:eusa_clap

Those ice-hangovers are my downfall...

 

[Fletch]

I like gin. I like vodka, too. This makes me a philistine in some circles.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

I think my favourite has to be Boodle's, unfortunately it's rather difficult to get hold of in the UK. Stocks seem to be running low and I think I've only got one measure left in the bottle...

 

[jamespowers]

Let's see:
Hendrick's
Bombay Sapphire
Citadel
and one whose name I can't remember but it came with a black bowler on its stopper one year.

Not really a big gin drinker so my choices may not be what connoisseurs would choose. My bag is Scotch. :cheers1:

 

[univibe88]

and one whose name I can't remember but it came with a black bowler on its stopper one year.

Broker's Gin. It's fairly light and vodka-like.

 

[jamespowers]

Broker's Gin. It's fairly light and vodka-like.

That sounds right. The hat gimmick worked. What can I say? This is the Fedora Lounge after all.

 

[jamespowers]

Speaking of salad, have you ever tried Hendricks with cucumber?

Uh, yes. Where could you have gotten that idea?

 

[univibe88]

That sounds right. The hat gimmick worked. What can I say? This is the Fedora Lounge after all.

Yeah, the hat got me.

 

[jamespowers]

Yeah, the hat got me.

See?

 

[Brad Bowers]

Yeah, the hat got me.

Me too. I kept the empty bottle, lid and all, just for the fun of it.

Brad

 

[jamespowers]

Me too. I kept the empty bottle, lid and all, just for the fun of it.

Brad

We are going to have to create Broker's Gin Annonymous.

 

[Senator Jack]

Okay, new gin drink I'm perfecting.

1/2 fresh juice orange
1/2 fresh lime.
1 oz Blue curacao
5 oz Gin
A touch of orgeat.

 

[rumblefish]

Uh, yes. Where could you have gotten that idea?

Something I read somewhere

OK, you got me.

 

[rumblefish]

Uh, yes. Where could you have gotten that idea?

Worked a whole lot better than the pickle I tried previously. [huh]

 

[jamespowers]

Worked a whole lot better than the pickle I tried previously. [huh]

Please tell me you didn't.
Try the pickle with Cynar. It couldn't get much worse than straight.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

Please tell me you didn't.
Try the pickle with Cynar. It couldn't get much worse than straight.

Is Cynar worse than Suze - I have bottle of Cynar that I purchased in a bargain bin but have brought myself to try it yet.

 

[rumblefish]

Is Cynar worse than Suze

Suze has nothing on Cynar.
If I remember Suze at all, it has a similar in taste to Angostura Bitters. I don't know what I would compare Cynar to except bitter Artichokes. I have an idea what jamespowers might compare it to.
Keep an open mind, be brave, and give it a try.
Remember despite it's taste,,,it can't kill you.

 

[rumblefish]

Please tell me you didn't.
Try the pickle with Cynar. It couldn't get much worse than straight.

I didn't

I'll hold the pickle for the grapefruit and spearmint gin I have...still have.*yucky* But then again- why would I do that to the poor pickle?

 

[Ethan Bentley]

In comparison to Suze, Angostura Bitters are manna from heaven. I've not tasted much that is as bitter as Suze, made from the genitian root, I think.

Although some I know argue that Campari is worse. Nonetheless I shall endeavour to try the Cynar, the artichoke on the label is mighty appealing.
Any recommendations of how to mix? Or should I just knock it back and think of England?