Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
ones at times too.

Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
aisle, they had 52 different gins.

Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.

At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
next 12 years!

This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
> ones at times too.
>
> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
> ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
> aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>
> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
> next 12 years!
>
> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
> that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.

John Kuthe...

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
> ones at times too.
>
> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
> ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
> aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>
> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
> next 12 years!
>
> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
> that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

Men need a purpose! I've noticed that my husband is happiest when
he's in the midst of planning a vacation or something for the house
(and then acting as a project manager). He has never been much of a
handyman, but he's very good at hiring them. His blue collars were
dress shirts, not work shirts.

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I hate gin and tonic and gin martinis but I do like it mixed with diet 7 up, 4 oz of gin and 5 or 6 of the pop. I'd never mix bourbon or brandy tho.

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> > course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
> > ones at times too.
> >
> > Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
> > ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
> > aisle, they had 52 different gins.
> >
> > Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> > about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
> >
> > At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
> > next 12 years!
> >
> > This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
> > that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>
> Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.
>

In that case your taste is still immature - you need to broaden your
horizons. What you like is great, but so is a good London style gin.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>ones at times too.
>
>Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>
>Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
>At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>next 12 years!
>
>This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
one or three of those.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>> > course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>> > ones at times too.
>> >
>> > Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>> > ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>> > aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>> >
>> > Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>> > about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>> >
>> > At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>> > next 12 years!
>> >
>> > This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>> > that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>>
>> Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin
>> an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed
>> Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.
>>
>
> In that case your taste is still immature - you need to broaden your
> horizons. What you like is great, but so is a good London style gin.


Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul taste.



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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different ones
> at times too.
>
> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new ownership
> and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin aisle, they had
> 52 different gins.
>
> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the next
> 12 years!
>
> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house that
> have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

If you can still stand ...

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"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>>course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>>ones at times too.
>>
>>Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>>ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>>aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>>
>>Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>>about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>
>>At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>>next 12 years!
>>
>>This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>>that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>
> We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
> one or three of those.

I don't drink much, but when I do, it has to be G&T

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On 2016-02-23 18:38:04 +0000, Ed Pawlowski said:

> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
> ones at times too.
>
> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
> ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
> aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>
> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
> next 12 years!
>
> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
> that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

I started trying to explore the terrain about 8 years ago, and found
many gins. Now there are likely 5 times that number of gins available,
and a number of my favorites from that time, including Zuidam, are no
longer available. It's a buys world in spirits these days. The same
is likely even more true of bourbons.

Additionally 8 years ago in the biggest booze supermarket HiTime Wine (
hitimewine.com ), they had about 8 bitters in total. Now there are two
full shelves, maybe over 40. The vermouth shelf had about 12, now it's
stwo full shelves, again probably over 40.

On 2016-02-23 20:40:41 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:

> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and
> under control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the
> foul taste.

You oughta just skim a wiki story, or any other, about Gin and its
origins to get the full sense of how totally wrong you are.

"gtr" > wrote in message news:2016022313084418449-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2016-02-23 20:40:41 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
>
>> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
>> control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul
>> taste.
>
> You oughta just skim a wiki story, or any other, about Gin and its origins
> to get the full sense of how totally wrong you are.


http://www.history.co.uk/study-topic...y-gin-crazeGin wasn't called "mother's ruin" for nothing. In 19th century England ginwas a cheap booze for poor people who wanted a way to escape the agony oflife. It became fashionable sometime later. Lot's of poor people stuffbecame popular; lobster, oysters and now even beef skirt is as costly asprime rib and I used to get it almost free because meat markets couldn'tsell it.


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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different ones
> at times too.
>
> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new ownership
> and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin aisle, they had
> 52 different gins.
>
> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>
> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the next
> 12 years!
>
> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house that
> have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.

Lemon or lime in the G&T?



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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:49:04 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>>Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>>>course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>>>ones at times too.
>>>
>>>Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>>>ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>>>aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>>>
>>>Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>>>about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>>
>>>At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>>>next 12 years!
>>>
>>>This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>>>that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>>
>> We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
>> one or three of those.
>
>I don't drink much, but when I do, it has to be G&T

It used to be my drink of choice circa 1993/94 when I last lived in
the tropics. So refreshing. I don't get much desire to drink G&Ts in
cold weather though.

On 2016-02-23 5:21 PM, Je�us wrote:

>>> We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
>>> one or three of those.
>>
>> I don't drink much, but when I do, it has to be G&T
>
> It used to be my drink of choice circa 1993/94 when I last lived in
> the tropics. So refreshing. I don't get much desire to drink G&Ts in
> cold weather though.
>


I confess to having been turned off gin for a long time after
overexposure to martinis when I was about 16. I couldn't bear the
thought of gin for a number of years, but in my early 20s I had gin and
tonic in a tall glass with ice and a slice of lime on a hot summer day.
There is definitely a season for gin and tonic.

I usually drink my liquor straight, neat or on the rocks. Tonic water is
the the only thing I use as a mixer, and only with gin. However, I do
occasionally have a shot of gin on the rocks with a twist of lemon.

Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:30:36 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-02-23 5:21 PM, Je?us wrote:
>
>>>> We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
>>>> one or three of those.
>>>
>>> I don't drink much, but when I do, it has to be G&T
>>
>> It used to be my drink of choice circa 1993/94 when I last lived in
>> the tropics. So refreshing. I don't get much desire to drink G&Ts in
>> cold weather though.
>>
>
>
>I confess to having been turned off gin for a long time after
>overexposure to martinis when I was about 16. I couldn't bear the
>thought of gin for a number of years, but in my early 20s I had gin and
>tonic in a tall glass with ice and a slice of lime on a hot summer day.
>There is definitely a season for gin and tonic.
>
>I usually drink my liquor straight, neat or on the rocks. Tonic water is
>the the only thing I use as a mixer, and only with gin. However, I do
>occasionally have a shot of gin on the rocks with a twist of lemon.

Yes, I also generally prefer my liquor straight or on the rocks these
days. G&T is a notable exception.

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:40:41 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> > Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>>> > course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>>> > ones at times too.
>>> >
>>> > Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>>> > ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>>> > aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>>> >
>>> > Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>>> > about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>> >
>>> > At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>>> > next 12 years!
>>> >
>>> > This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>>> > that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>>>
>>> Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin
>>> an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed
>>> Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.
>>>
>>
>> In that case your taste is still immature - you need to broaden your
>> horizons. What you like is great, but so is a good London style gin.
>
>
>Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
>control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul taste.

Many classics (food dishes included) began in that way.
Especially food... most of my favourite recipes involve so-called
cheap cuts of meat or other ingredients.

On 2016-02-23 5:33 PM, wrote:
> Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink
> a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy
> gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
>


Gin is only nasty if you don't appreciate the aromatics that make it
gin. I rarely drink straight tonic water, or any other sugared soft
drink, but that stuff goes nicely on a hot summer day. It is cool and
refreshing and it has an interesting tang to it.

On 2/23/2016 5:00 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>> course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different ones
>> at times too.
>>
>> Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new ownership
>> and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin aisle, they had
>> 52 different gins.
>>
>> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>
>> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the next
>> 12 years!
>>
>> This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house that
>> have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>
> Lemon or lime in the G&T?
>
>

Most of the time neither. I find it can overcome and hide the subtle
flavors of the herbals in the gin.

On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
> Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
>

Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.

On 2/23/2016 5:39 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>> about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>
>> At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>> next 12 years!
>
> Its not that simple. You also have to figure in the two new premium
> gins that will be introduced each year, which extends that 12 years to
> over 50 years. So I think you're set for the rest of your life.
>
> -sw
>

I'd be very happy to live another 50 years and go to the liquor store
when I'm 120.

On 2016-02-23 8:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
>> Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a
>> vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin
>> I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
>>
>
> Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.



Gordon's isn't nasty. It isn't the best, but it is not horrible.
My usual is Bombay Sapphire.

On 2016-02-23 8:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> Its not that simple. You also have to figure in the two new premium
>> gins that will be introduced each year, which extends that 12 years to
>> over 50 years. So I think you're set for the rest of your life.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> I'd be very happy to live another 50 years and go to the liquor store
> when I'm 120.


My father in law had pretty regular diet. He had the same thing for for
breakfast almost every day, yogurt with some granola, two poached eggs
with cheese and a couple slices of whole wheat toast with butter and
honey. He usually had his lunch in a restaurant or one of his clubs.
Supper was a couple crackers with peanut butter and a double martini.
Sometimes he had a second martini. He was very active and very sharp
until he died peacefully in his sleep a couple weeks short of his 95th
birthday.

Rittenhouse straight rye 100 proof is very tasty, vodka is boring.

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:48:42 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> vodka is boring.

Not after drinking a bottle or two it isn't.

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:


>Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck!

Nah. I haven't done it for many years, but I used to buy juniper
berries to slow cook with venison, amongst other meats.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 7:32:39 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
> > Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
> >
>
> Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.

I tried Blue Sapphire gin which a coworker told me was excellent. Tasted like gin to me, NASTY!

John Kuthe...

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:38:23 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 7:32:39 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
>> > Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
>> >
>>
>> Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.
>
>I tried Blue Sapphire gin which a coworker told me was excellent. Tasted like gin to me, NASTY!

Each to their own, I had a girlfriend who loved Southern Comfort. No
matter how many times I tried it, it always made me feel like barfing.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10:40:10 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:38:23 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 7:32:39 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
> >> > Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.
> >
> >I tried Blue Sapphire gin which a coworker told me was excellent. Tasted like gin to me, NASTY!
>
> Each to their own, I had a girlfriend who loved Southern Comfort. No
> matter how many times I tried it, it always made me feel like barfing.

Ah Southern Comfort! Spreading young southern girls' thighs for 100 years!

John Kuthe...

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:49:04 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:38:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>>>>course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>>>>ones at times too.
>>>>
>>>>Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>>>>ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>>>>aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>>>>
>>>>Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>>>>about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>>>>
>>>>At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>>>>next 12 years!
>>>>
>>>>This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>>>>that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>>>
>>> We had perfect G&T weather here yesterday, I would have really enjoyed
>>> one or three of those.
>>
>>I don't drink much, but when I do, it has to be G&T
>
> It used to be my drink of choice circa 1993/94 when I last lived in
> the tropics. So refreshing. I don't get much desire to drink G&Ts in
> cold weather though.

No, I can't say it appeals to me atm either)




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"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:48:42 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> vodka is boring.
>
> Not after drinking a bottle or two it isn't.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:40:41 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> > Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
> >> > course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
> >> > ones at times too.
> >> >
> >> > Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
> >> > ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
> >> > aisle, they had 52 different gins.
> >> >
> >> > Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
> >> > about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
> >> >
> >> > At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
> >> > next 12 years!
> >> >
> >> > This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
> >> > that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
> >>
> >> Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin
> >> an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed
> >> Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.
> >>
> >
> > In that case your taste is still immature - you need to broaden your
> > horizons. What you like is great, but so is a good London style gin.
>
>
> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
> control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul taste.
>

So what?

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:19:49 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> I can drink 100 proof bourbon on ice unmixed.

Careful. That one has it's roots in backwoods Hillbilly stills.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:33:31 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.

Upgrade your gin and you won't call it nasty.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:32:41 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
> > Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
> >
>
> Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.

Agree.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:36:12 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2016-02-23 8:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 2/23/2016 5:33 PM, wrote:
> >> Gin alone is nasty, tonic is nasty and so is vermouth. I could drink a
> >> vodka martini if it only had 2 or 3 drops of vermouth. When I buy gin
> >> I get either Gordon's or Gilbey's.
> >>
> >
> > Gin is nasty if you buy those two brands. Try one of the many others.
>
>
>
> Gordon's isn't nasty. It isn't the best, but it is not horrible.
> My usual is Bombay Sapphire.

Sapphire is nice, but I've graduated to the grownup stuff now.

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On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:11:12 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:36:12 -0500, Dave Smith


>> My usual is Bombay Sapphire.
>
>Sapphire is nice, but I've graduated to the grownup stuff now.

Such as?

I have drank Very Old Barton 100 and Ancient Ancient Age 10 yr old 90, not to be confused with AAA 10 star which is only 6 yrs old.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:50:43 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "gtr" > wrote in message
>> news:2016022313084418449-xxx@yyyzzz...
>>> On 2016-02-23 20:40:41 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
>>>
>>>> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and
>>>> under
>>>> control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul
>>>> taste.
>>>
>>> You oughta just skim a wiki story, or any other, about Gin and its
>>> origins
>>> to get the full sense of how totally wrong you are.
>>
>>
>> http://www.history.co.uk/study-topic...tury-gin-craze
>
> If you actually read the whole article in context it does not support
> your theory.

That was merely a gratuity. I will bow to your expertise on tequila and its
affects on the brain, though.



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