Funny, every time I've had Hendricks I mostly taste cucumber...but I haven't had it in a long time so maybe I'm misremembering.

https://www.mainespirits.com/product...rzwald-dry-gin

Must say that when bottles start getting sold in duty free size (ie 1L) you know you’re no longer aiming at premium. At least here in Europe (Norway/UK) it still just comes as a 0.5L.

It’s economizing! :)

The standard bottle size in the US is 750ml, which many people still call “a fifth” because it’s close to the 1/5 gallon size (757 ml) that liquor used to come in before the early/mid 20th century.

edit: of course there’s a Wikipedia article. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_(unit)

Plymouth gin... never heard of that... I guess I'll give that a go!

I had a Plymouth G&T with dinner tonight at a restaurant.

Probably better in a martini but I’d lean towards agree8ng with them and garnishing with a cocktail onion (ie, a Gibson) rather than an olive as the olive on olive can be a bit much unless you’re making in dirty

I miss my inverroche. I got a taste for it in 2019 when I was there and had a team of people going back and forth regularly keeping me supplied but then covid hit and destroyed my supply line.

We usually have about 10 gins on rotation at home with the following being our ‘greatest hits’ so we’d have 5 or so other bottles rotating through.

G&T - Nikka Coffey
Negroni - Four pillars negroni gin
Martini (dry with twist) - Martin Miller westbourne strength
Martini (dry, savoury) - Four pillars olive leaf
Sipping - SAS distillery Angelicus (can only get this in Belgium and covid causing supplies to be dangerously low as well)
Stock/versatile/value - Tanqueray

The official gin of the Royal Navy.

Additional interesting Plymouth info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Gin

I was in a restaurant last week and went to the bar to view the gins that they carried. Started a conversation with the bartender who lined up all of the gins they had, of which Roku was one. I said that I only became aware of it recently, so he offered me a sample. I was impressed and I’ll consider getting a g&t with it next I’m in a restaurant that has it.

This restaurant has a small bar and only had about 6 gins. When I mentioned Plymouth, the bartender said that he wished they had it, but they have a limited amount for shelf space.

Bombay Sapphire now makes a "Bramble" version infused with blackberries and raspberries. It's delicious with just tonic. It'll be even better once we get some mint growing in the garden along with a slice of lime.

I use an empty Plymouth Gin bottle as a cold water container in the fridge. Perfect size, perfect fit, easy to remove top - key when your arm is in a cast.

Worked out great till a Zoom call when I refilled my ever present 32 oz Yeti water tumbler
from something that looked like a full Plymouth Gin bottle.

Favorite Gin
 

Hello Gin Mavens,

New news = My all time fave is one that I just tasted while vacationing in the pacific northwest, north of Seattle near the Cascade mountains.
https://bellewoodfarms.com/distillery

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Front of Bellewood Farms
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They sell 2 types. This was my fave.
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Inside - Distillery is to the left. Large cafe and beautiful outside space is to the right. Beautiful place for brunch and a drink with a view of Mt. Baker.
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I visited on a weekday and was able to talk with the master distiller who explained why he used these spices and then aged it a certain way.

Thanks for sharing! Looks beautiful and something I'd love to put on my to-do list when visiting the area.

Looks like where a visit is on “ To Do “ list for the next visit to the PNW . Thanks for sharing , will let my friends know . Wonder how many of my Seattlelite friends have been ? They will need a raffle to bring us or visit multiple times with various 😉 .

Looks like another lovely evening in the area .

Does anyone use a website (or two) with gin reviews that you trust?

Total Wines was pushing Greenall's Gin. It was priced comparably to other mid-level gins, so I gave it a shot. After drinking a G&T with it, I began searching the web. One review website gave it a great score when used in a dry martini; another website gave it a 0/5 rating for use in a dry martini. Obviously, beauty is in the eye of beholder.

My personal review: the best word to describe it is inoffensive. Absolutely fine in a G&T, but maybe too bland (clean?) for many. Maybe I'll see how it is in a gimlet (I'm not much of a martini drinker). Given that it's priced so close to Bombay Sapphire (ironically also contracted to Greenall's to produce) and Tanqueray, I think I'll keep buying the latter two going forward.