On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:15:32 +1000, atec 77 <"atec >
wrote:

wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:50:06 +1000, atec 77 <"atec >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Miche wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know the difference between the top-selling gins, e.g., Beefeater,
>>>>> Gilbey's, Gordon's, or Seagram's; maybe someone here can expound on the
>>>>> qualities of those gins. I am familiar with Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire,
>>>>> but neither of them strike me as something I need to seek out and consume on
>>>>> a regular basis. I might just have to buy "airline" bottles of several
>>>>> brands to take notes on how they differ. I'm particularly interested in the
>>>>> Anchor gins (they make both a Dutch and English version), in the Rogue
>>>>> Spirits' gins (both the spruce and the pink spruce), and in the Hendrick's
>>>>> gins.
>>>> If you can get it, try South Gin, made in New Zealand. I rather like
>>>> it. It's my preferred choice for gin and tonic.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.southgin.com
>>>>
>>>> Miche (no connection with the company other than as a happy consumer of
>>>> the product!)
>>>>
>>> I prefer my own however it is drinkable
>>
>> Try Blackwoods, made in Shetland
>>
>>
>I seem to have tried it somewhere , but it's weak at only 50% or so by
>volume and I prefer a stronger drop for economy of time


Have you tried the Bulgarian Absinthe at 85% abv? Drinking that neat
is only a quicker way to get trollied, it's a real tastebud wrecker.