Originally Posted by
EXPLAT
Does it taste differently now, like they went cheaper ingredients to boost profits? Any replacement options with similar flavor profile? As far as my Gin of choice. I was never a Gin drinker until I fell upon Cotswolds Gin. We were in Bath and taking a flight out and the distillery was handing out samples in the duty free shop near the club lounge. I loved the taste. I brought a couple of bottles back with me to the states. When that ran out, I tried Sipsmiths, Plymouth, etc. but they just don't taste the same, and I wouldn't have become a Gin drinker had those been my options. Perhaps a more knowledgeable person than myself can tell me why I love their Gin. Their Whiskey was why I stopped at the sampling, but it didn't grab me like the Gin did.
No, it doesn’t taste any different, but it lost some of it’s “mystique” for me when it sold out to the conglomerate. I travel to Germany frequently and was buying it in Konstanz for €35 for the 375L bottle in 2014. I still drink it, but not as frequently. In the last year or so, I’ve had some people gift me some lesser known gins and I haven’t been impressed by any of them.
Originally Posted by
goodeats21
Monkey 47 is hands down my favorite. Love it, and have got most of my family onto it now as well.
Have seen it as high as $90, as recently as this past weekend in SC. Can usually find it around $55
What size bottle of Monkey 47 are you buying for $55?