(Drink, not food) G & T Question ?

I couldn’t look at gin (or any spiritous alcohol for that matter) for a long long time after getting spectacularly legless on it one evening, to the extent that I had to spend three days in bed and then spent a week unable to stop crying because I was so utterly ashamed of myself. No-one else was involved in this bender, fortunately, just me! It started in a fit of rage and got totally out of control.

Greyduster

My go to is Fentimans. Is anyone else completely bewildered by the burgeoning array of gins on the market now? Why? What happened to just good unadulterated old fashioned gin? Yes I know, boring!

Apparently Greyduster it’s very cheap (compared to say, whisky) to produce yet retails for a comparable price. I read an article about it last year and it was quite an eye opener.

Hence the gin distillers love the fact that it’s so popular and keep coming up with new flavours or just colours as in pink gin!

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Use any glass you like grey duster, it makes little difference though I do like a nice glass too if you know what I mean. If I get a gin in a large wine glass I am not as pleased as if its in a nice long glass or a big balloon ?

I suppose I should use them but have a tall cut crystal tumbler that I drink mine out of. You get used to certain glasses don’t you? Trouble is, apart from my DiL, who is not here very often, no-one I know drinks gin except me!

Wasn’t sure what you meant greyduster so googled. Yes I have two sets and always use for my gin.

Does anyone use gin balloons? My daughter in law bought me some a few Christmas’s ago. You could swim in them!

Aldi gin is great for making sloe gin when you can get the sloes. If you use the big name brands it can be a rather costly exercise.

Greyduster I got a marvellous gin advent calendar from Amazon last year, which was less than half price and an absolute bargain.
Some of the flavours were absolutely gorgeous.
But I don’t think that I’d buy a whole bottle of the fancy pants ones.
I only buy cheap gin - never more than £20 a litre.
I’m more of a guzzler than a connoisseur!

My go to is Fentimans. Is anyone else completely bewildered by the burgeoning array of gins on the market now? Why? What happened to just good unadulterated old fashioned gin? Yes I know, boring!

Glad you are up and about Fanny. I am a big Aldi fan.

silverlining cheers!
I’ll give the Aldi tonic a go.
(Hip talk: I’ve just started going supermarket shopping for the first time in over two years, and it’s all very exciting! We’ve got a new local Aldi, too, to further add to the fun ?)

Can’t help with tonic as most are ok with me (use fever tree and Aldi) but instead of lemon or lime started to use strips of cucumber ? in the glass. Very refreshing.
Cheers ?

To be honest fanny apart from an occasional cider I don’t buy alcohol I ll have a wine if I m out on an occasion (rare) but there’s no way I could afford to buy alcohol regularly so I don’t think I ve had anything stronger since I was young and free
I think I m in a different money bracket to most on here ?

I wonder what has happened to Georgesgran?
BlueBelle I think that you’d remember if you had, it’s quite a distinctive taste and divides opinion.
You should try it! You can join me and JaneJudge in her greenhouse.
BigBertha Schweppes is just too sweet for me.
Dogsmother that’s really sweet!

Nah…..Bacardi and coke please!

Can't bear good old Schweppes and a good price too. I'm a purist plain gin no flavours and diet Schweppes lots of ice no lemon.

Fleurpepper, you aren't fussy. Which explains your amazement.

Well I am not fussy. I have to say I am just amazed about all the snobism and oneupmanship about gin these days, and tonics!

I don’t think I ve ever drank gin not that I remember anyway

Georgesgran

Purely in the interests of research - I shall undertake some taste tests and report back later, if I’m still sober!

Yes please do!
Come back soon. ?

I'm at my mother-in-law's this weekend.
She has a new bottle of Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin ?
But no tonic...
So I've mixed it with lemon and lime sparkling water.
Very nice, and doesn't overwhelm the gin ? ?

buffyfly9

Don't scream in horror but I can recommend the tins of gin and tonic (premixed) from Lidl at 85p a tin. I love Gordon's gin and fevertree as much as the next woman but these are so nice straight from the fridge, a slice of lemon or lime and Bob's your uncle.

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I love those, too! But they are a little on the sweet side,so maybe not what Fanny is looking for. If it's too sweet definitely go for the classic Indian tonic.

Purely in the interests of research - I shall undertake some taste tests and report back later, if I’m still sober!