On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 06:39:43 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:14:19 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> > On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 8:20:48 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > > On 8/7/2016 7:22 PM, wrote:
>> > > > I still say 4 oz of gin and 6 oz of diet 7 up or diet sprite is very tasty, gin and diet gingerale mixed the same way is ok too.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > I prefer tonic water, but if you like a different mix, go ahead and
>> > > enjoy. Never thought to try gingerale. No diet soda for me. Seems to
>> > > give me a queasy stomach.
>> >
>> > Gin and Squirt is oddly good.
>>
>> I've only had gin once in my life. At a HS party (1971), someone handed
>> me a glass of Gordon's gin...just plain. Oh man! My very first thought
>> was that it tasted like insecticide. Not that I've ever tasted
>> insecticide. Just one swallow ended that for me. :-o
>
>My grandmother liked gin and Squirt, so my first taste was suitably
>diluted with sweet soda.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I don't think too many drink gin neat, and certainly not cheap gin
like Gordon's