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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
> moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
> Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
> difference was.
>
> Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
> with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
> sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
> taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
> higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
> A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
> wrong shaped glass?)
>
> Bob
>

I think that Sapphire is a bit precious for gin, which started out as a
cheap and rather rough drink for the masses. It's tasty, to be sure, but
it's not real gin IMO, being too delicate and "sissified." But try it
with water, equal parts, on ice with a big squeeze of lime.

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Peter Aitken