There's something wrong with my gin and tonic
 

I know, I know, you shouldn't stray from Schweppes tonic water but I was lured by that milkybar kid, Galen Weston.

Lord knows what possessed me to by Beefeater gin. The combination makes a vile gin and tonic

So, should I open that bottle of Tanqueray or will the PC tonic contaminate that as well?

It's hard to make a decision on such an important matter, what would you advise? In the meantime I am having to drink Cointreau with crushed ice.

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Yes you better open the Tanqueray. I like my G & T pink, with a dash of Angastura. I'll have one now to sympathize with you. After all happy hour starts here in five minutes at 5.00 p.m. Bottoms up !

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I'm more of a red wine girl, sorry.

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I find it strangely easy to get swayed by Galen Weston. Have no idea why!

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Prefer Bombay Saphire myself. No preference to tonic water.

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I've had PC tonic water and didn't like it, but Compliments is fine.

But then Whisky and 7Up is my tipple. Thank you Henry Blake.:)

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Could it be because he saves you $26 out of $100?:rofl:

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Well spotted :rofl:

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Yeah. No-one ever saw Galen Weston and John Denver in the same room either.

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Well, not since Denver flew out into the Pacific.

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How's it going down? :D

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You poor love - what suffering! :D
What about having gin lime and soda...gin and orange...gin and it (vermouth). Not that I know anything about alcohol of course. :confused_smile:Hic....

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Thank you all for your sympathy, support and advice.

The cointreau is going down very well. I may have another. I've tried gin and ginger, it's ok, but not quite right.

Gin cointreau, lemon and syrup is very nice indeed, I think it's called a White Lady. hic

So will batter on with the cointreau and save the Beefeater for guests.

Has anyone else ever noticed that the second G & T is never as good as the first?

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Gin and bitter lemon is fabulous. Try it sometime.

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oo yes I have. You can buy the stuff in bottles in Majorca. Which is a long way to go for a drinkie.

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I rather assumed you'd by flying around under your own power by now.

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Here's a good use for the Beefeater - a recipe for Cariboo Roast in Gin. (Only in Canada!)

Wonder if Superstore stocks Cariboo??:lol:

http://recipes.recipeland.com/recipe...t_in_Gin_13043

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I know what you mean! It's his wholesome image.:wub::o:ohmy:

Although an old friend had a saying about someone being "to sweet to be wholesome" This probably true in the case of the dodgy tonic.

Fledermaus:- after a few more glasses i'm sure it will start to taste more palatable. I also loved to drink Gin & Limon in Majorca.:thumbup:

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I'd highly recommend Millers gin, very crisp and pure taste, at its best when served with plenty of ice, a slice of lime and topped with icelandic tonic (which I can't remember the name of, but it's made with glacial water).
Tanq is a decent gin too, Sapphire just tries too hard, it uses some quite horrid chemically extracted flavours (try a little bit of gin with water, it takes the alcohol taste away and lets the actual flavours of the gin come through, you'll be suprised at some of the "premium" gins).

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Just had a swoop around the chimney pots

MOH won't eat Bambi or any of Bambi's relations :p

Have tried Gin and club soda, its ok. I've never seen Miller's gin. Will look out for it. Tanq is the gin for me. That other fancy one isn't good either, the cucumber gin.??

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I'm squarely blaming the Beefeater. I use the PC tonic and cant tell the difference. But as you know that's with Sapphire.


Beefeater..what were you thinking?

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But then Whisky and 7Up is my tipple.

If the whiskey is rye then it doesn't matter because it's crap. If it's SCOTCH whisky then adding anything other than a drop of water borders on the sacrilegious.

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I hear you and know that some purists even frown on the water bit but I generally add ice. Last night's nightcap was Bushmills on the Rocks.

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Why not sling in some diet Coke, too, and really bugger the taste up?

I've never understood why people buy, fairly expensive, spirits and them adulterate the taste.

Sorry. Bugbear of mine.

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Maybe they just prefer the adulterated taste?

Personally I never understood why people get so up tight about it.

I'll drink Macallan straight...If I want something on the rocks then out comes the Jamesons..not cos I'm a snob...just cos I'm cheap and cant afford to adulterate the expensive stuff!

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I'm with you. I think he likely doubled their business with those Christmas ads!

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What is the point, though, in buying a spirit that has its own special flavour and then killing that flavour?

I like Macallan very much. I wouldn't dream of putting anything in it.

Diluted spirits are nothing more than an alcohol delivery system. Tart fuel.

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So why put the tonic in the gin, or the coke in the rum, or the OJ in the tequila. Different stokes for different folks. If Johnnie Walker and sprite is your fave tipple, how much better would a decent whisky make it...

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That's the point, though. If you're going to dilute a spirit with something that will disguise the original taste, why bother buying good stuff?

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Personal preference, consumer choice, more money than brains, just to wind you up....


Could be any one of a million reasons:p Nothing you or I can do about it. It used to wind me up too, but life is too short.

If someone happens to likes the taste of that particular combination, what more reason do they need.

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You being in Victoria, have you tried 'Victoria Gin'? If yeah, what do you think of it? I like it as something different to drink neat but I find it too flavourful, too sweet or something for a G&T.

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You left out "common as muck".

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I don't find that ice adulterates the flavour to an extent worth breaking a sweat about. But maybe I just like my whisk(e)y cold.

Other spirits need adulterating to be bearable. Rum and Gin for instance. Both barely drinkable on their own.

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Depends on the rum. Good rum is as tasty neat as a fine Cognac or Armagnac. Some of the rums I tasted in Cuba draped their arms around your neck, nuzzled your ear and then stuck their tongues down your throat.

No, I don't have any pictures of this happening.

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<breathes a sigh of relief>

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Mmmmm... sounds like Plymouth gin. That's much sweeter than your average dry gin and is very drinkable neat. I wouldn't want it mixed with a tonic, though, as it would taste very odd. My current domestic supply is Bombay Sapphire (laid in in bulk in anticipation of a visit from my mother) though I normally prefer Tanqueray.

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Now...would that be for your consumption, or hers:confused::lol:

Re: There's something wrong with my gin and tonic
 

oh hers, definitely. But she's now not coming until September, so it's possible there may be a bit of a dent in the supply by the time she gets here ;)