sf > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 17 May 2009 12:22:49 -0700 (PDT), The Ranger
> > wrote:
>>* Tanquerey and Bombay Sapphire both taste and smell like
>> kerosene to me.
>>
> Tanquerey makes a perfect G&T, AFAIC. Sapphire is my
> usual "call" for martinis. The smell isn't kerosene, it's juniper
> berries. Haven't you ever substituted a little gin in recipes
> that call for juniper?

No it doesn't, yep it is very kerosene-ey, and nope I've never subsitituted
gin in any recipe...

As far as floral and enjoyable: I really enjoy Plymouth and Anchor Junipero.
Both are solid performers but both are expensive. And neither require you to
sneak up with nose-plug firmly in place in order to gain that first sip,
unlike Tanquery and Sapphire both!

The Ranger