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> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:15:32 +1000, atec 77 <"atec >
> wrote:
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>> 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?
No cant say I have but I made some Absinthe years back at 90% by volume
ended to make one pray a little
Drinking that neat
> is only a quicker way to get trollied, it's a real tastebud wrecker.
I stick to my Bourbon these days , over ice with a little something to
thin it a very palatable drop after aging a couple of months