On 8/4/2016 10:23 AM, notbob wrote:

> Anthony Dias Blue was a judge fer the SF Spirits Competition. I'll
> never foret when he was on the radio talking about his recent judging
> of the World's best vodkas. He sed something to the effect, hard to
> judge high end vodkas. How does one judge a spirit with absolutely
> zero flavor? I find this to be the case with many "high-end"
> spirits. Gin is no different.
>
> I stopped at Junipero Serra Gin (Anchor Distillary), which was then
> about $45 bottle. Smooth? Sure, but it had exactly zero flavor.
> Might as well been Grey Goose vodka.
>
> nb
>

Are you saying high end gin has no flavor? Some gins are similar,such
as the two I just bought, but there are major differences among most.
If you do a tasting of Sapphire, Hendricks, Plymouth, Uncle Val's,
Tangueray, Bluecoat and a bunch of others I've tried and they are very
distinctive. Never tried Junipero Serra so cannot comment on it.