"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:55:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > Every once in a while I like a G & T. Refreshing, nice flavor. In the
>> > course of a year I probably drink 3 bottles. I like to try different
>> > ones at times too.
>> >
>> > Yesterday I stopped at a nearby liquor store and it is under new
>> > ownership and they changed the shelves and merchandise. In the gin
>> > aisle, they had 52 different gins.
>> >
>> > Of the 52, I've already tried about 10. Of the remaining 42 there are
>> > about six I have no interest in. That leave 36 different gins to try.
>> >
>> > At 3 bottles a year, I'm going to be tied up on this project for the
>> > next 12 years!
>> >
>> > This is in addition to the four bourbons and two Scotchs in the house
>> > that have to be finished. I'm going to be a busy man.
>>
>> Gin is nasty. Anything made from juniper berries, etc. Yuck! Yeah, a gin
>> an tonic and lots of lime is OK, but I prefer Fine Fresh Squeezed
>> Kentucky Corn Juice (bourbon) for my ethanolic imbibement.
>>
>
> In that case your taste is still immature - you need to broaden your
> horizons. What you like is great, but so is a good London style gin.


Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul taste.



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