I Just Bought a... (Wine, Spirit, or Beer) - Page 132

Has anyone tried The Botanist? Our local stores just started carrying it, and I'm very intrigued... But it's $58 versus $28 for Bombay, pretty steep to go in blind.

Was a little discussion about it in the other thread:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/23206/what-are-you-drinking-right-now/11700_100#post_6198870

What sort of profile do you usually like in gin? There's no one note that stands out in Botanist, it's got a lot going on but they're all pretty balanced. It wasn't spectacular in Negronis, but made a nice martini. I think I might pick up another bottle (almost finished this one) just for something very flexible for playing around in cocktails.

$58 is awfully steep though. Bombay is ~$18 here and I paid $31 for the Botanist and thought it was fine there. $58 though...it's not that good. I can't really see paying that for gin unless money just isn't an issue.

Is there a thread for pictures of our bars?

Regardless, my very modest bar setup at home:

Looking pretty good there, K-dub.

A few glaring omissions and some really crappy shopping choices but overall I'm happy. Although manifest destiny will soon require a second countertop and glassware shelf.

Not really a "bar" so much as a "shelf full of booze."

Just got this in the mail