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Gin for people who don't like gin

post #1 of 14
11/30/09 at 12:33pm
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Can anyone point me to a gin that makes minimal use of the traditional juniper berries? I really want to like martinis, but a bad experience with gin in my formative years has conditioned my gag reflex to kick in at the first whiff of that Pine-Sol aroma...

Have heard good things about Hendrick's (cucumberish) and Old Raj (more Indian-flavoured).
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post #2 of 14
11/30/09 at 12:37pm
Hendrick's.
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post #3 of 14
11/30/09 at 1:00pm
It's called vodka.
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post #4 of 14
11/30/09 at 1:03pm
gin is poison, quite literally
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post #5 of 14
11/30/09 at 1:32pm
Just drink vodka. Hendricks is adored by juniper haters as well.
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post #6 of 14
11/30/09 at 2:18pm
Definitely second Hendrick's. I used to stay away from gin after i discovered vodka tonics, but that's changed a bit since I found Hendricks.
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post #7 of 14
11/30/09 at 2:30pm
Hendricks is good, its still gin though and might make you gag. Why not try something ginish like Tanqueray Rangpur? Its not traditional gin, but it might help you overcome your strong dislike of juniper.
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post #8 of 14
11/30/09 at 2:32pm
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Originally Posted by fcuknu View Post
gin is poison, quite literally
rather rich for a guy with that particular churchill quote in the sig op: if it's martinis youre after, just drink them dirty as fuck
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post #9 of 14
12/1/09 at 1:54am
Hendricks.
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post #10 of 14
12/1/09 at 6:26am
Hendrick's.

I'm having one right now with Q tonic. It's delightful.
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post #11 of 14
12/1/09 at 11:16am
Rangpur.
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post #12 of 14
12/1/09 at 11:35am
The thing is, most bars these days will serve you a vodka martini unless you specify that you want gin.
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post #13 of 14
12/1/09 at 11:38am
Plymouth.
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post #14 of 14
12/1/09 at 3:38pm
Old raj is very good, but it is very, very strong. More for gin lovers, I'd say. You also need to make any drink with it quite wet.
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