Ummm... I missed out where I said that I “require” it. Any way, it’s irrelevant. Each to his own.

Regards.

Hendricks has some fans. I actually prefer Beefeater for a more moderately priced, good overall gin.

The 1 Liter bottle. Found it at a NJ liquor store last night, though didn't buy any as transport home would be challenging.
(Not sure why it is erroneously marked on price tag as 750ml).
Snapped the picture to tweak some family members in SC who find it at $90.

Ok, if one (not necessarily you) likes the taste of a spirit and the price on offer is one they are willing to pay, why does mystique enter into the equation? If you had said, "I got tired of it" or "It's become too expensive" I can relate to that. But I can't personally fathom how mystique enters the equation for enjoying wine/spirits/beer. But perhaps I'm an outlier and perhaps that why I'm not in marketing.

And sure, to each his own. I'm not tryingng to be jerk. It's a public discussion forum, so I operate under the assumption that people are open to actually discussing the assertions they make.

Regards

I have been enjoying the Roku with tonic and lime.

I paid around $30 for it. Quire floral. The Brockmans will probably get opened next week. I think it was between $30 and $35.

That is a great price. I would have bought a couple of bottles at that price.

Hendricks is an odd duck. It's a cucumber flavored gin, and typically cucumber isn't a flavor associated with gin. Usually when people talk about gin they are referring to a London Dry gin, by far the most common type, whose main flavor component comes from juniper berries. So, if I'm looking for gin I generally ignore Hendricks. But, people who don't like juniper like Hendricks because it doesn't taste like juniper. If you like Hendricks, by all means buy it. But it's kind of in a class by itself (and positioned as a premium product).

The 1 liter bottles of Monkey 47 are on sale for $47.99 throughout Maine now, if you find yourself here. Regular price is $51.99.

Sometimes, having the state have a monopoly on liquor distribution works out in the consumer's favor...

I was tempted, but I am flying home tomorrow and not checking any baggage.

Crazy how much of a price difference is seen in liquor pricing.

Ok. I always had this unsubstantiated believe that Beefeater was considered "lower quality" and "lower priced" (not that the two are necessarily related), but I guess I'm wrong!
Perhaps I will give Beefeater a try.

Beefeater has consistently been rated a very good gin if you simply want a generic gin & tonic (with a twist of lime). It's actually priced very close to more "popular" choices like Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray. A 750ml bottle of any of those three typically range from $22-26, and you really can't go wrong with those three. It's really up to personal preference. Hendrick's, while positioned as a premium gin, is a normally between $30-36, so not that much more expensive. I actually make a cucumber mojito with Hendrick's instead of rum. It's yummy.

That is amazing!

When I read your first post, the way you phrased it came off as a bit snide to my thinking. Glad to read in your follow up post that that was not your intention.

As much as possible, I like to “shop small”. Conglomerates don’t need my money as much as small business owners. Monkey 47 has become ubiquitous now, but that’s fine. It’s a quality gin and I still purchase it, just not as frequently. If Monkey 47 were still the small producer, you probably wouldn’t be seeing the prices that just been posted above. As of now, I buy large production gin. I wish I could find a small producer that I really like. Unfortunately, haven’t found one yet.

Going off topic: When we went to the Champagne region, I only wanted to visit with the Récoltant Manipulant producers, not the Negociant Manipulant producers of champagne. In 2019, we went to the Barossa Valley to visit wineries. My favorite one was a winemaker who only produces 600 cases a year, which for most wine producers is minuscule. I like to discover the little known, the small, because you never know what surprises await you. As I said, I prefer, as much as possible, to support small business owners.

I hope this helps explain my earlier “mystique” comment.That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it.

Hmm, the cucumber thing never even clued in with me despite having tried Hendrick's several times. Will now pay attention the next time!
I'm aware of London Dry gin but didn't realize that it's the "standard" of what people refer to, so to speak.

Yeah, London Dry is just the name for the style of gin. The only other style I'm aware of (I'm sure there are more) is Plymouth. Now, there is only one distiller of Plymouth gin. Plymouth is usually my go to. It's less juniper-centric but there is still juniper in it. Fun fact: London Dry can be made anywhere but Plymouth has to be made in Plymouth, England.

I mean, technically I think gin is just a neutral spirit (i.e., vodka) with botanicals. There's no reason you can't have a cucumber-flavored gin. It's just not what people think of when they think gin, usually.

I’m with you on a preference for Plymouth. Interesting insight on the cucumber aspect of Hendricks. I hadn’t noticed it before, but will try to pay attention if I have the occasion to try it again.

I’m still in amazement of your post about the price of Monkey 47 at $47.99. How appropriate!