What are you drinking right now?

[turkoftheplains]



^ What's the verdict on Tanq 10? Never really been sure if I preferred it to regular Tanqueray.

I prefer regular Tanq myself, 10 drinks much cleaner and has less character. I like my London dry to have a very aggressive juniper flavor. 10 is softer but without the complexity the new american-style gins have.

 

[Medwed]

Have you felt black energy in you lately?
Swallow some vitamin M.

 

[b1os]

Have you tried Star of Bombay, @turkoftheplains? I ordered it cause I got 1 l for 38 €, which is what 0.7l usually sell for.

 

[turkoftheplains]



Have you tried Star of Bombay, @turkoftheplains? I ordered it cause I got 1 l for 38 €, which is what 0.7l usually sell for.

Haven't tried it, no. What's it like?

 

[b1os]



Haven't tried it, no. What's it like?

I'll report back around Christmas.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]



^ What's the verdict on Tanq 10? Never really been sure if I preferred it to regular Tanqueray.

Never was a Tanqueray drinker and only recently came to Tanqueray 10 after having one at a restaurant. It has a crisp clean citrus taste with elements of botanicals which is complemented by the lime. I use Fever Tree tonic or an Australian one Capi.

I came back to gin via Bombay Sapphire and gin is one of the pleasures of summer in my book. I also have half bottle of Hendricks, Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin and Martin Miller thinking of adding a Monkey 47.

 

[cocostella]

Preferr the FdC 12 over the 18, myself. I love well-aged rum, but at some point it seems to lose all its rum "character" and is becomes a caramel/oak bomb.

 

[b1os]

Yeah, had some more of the 18 yesterday. It is indeed very oaky. I'll have to try them side by side. Anyway, qpr of both is pretty great (22 € vs 29 €).

 

[cocostella]

Yea, hard to pass up at that ratio. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy it. But at some point, it seems, I'm almost not even drinking rum anymore.

 

[Jmm722]

Any other rye drinkers? I've gone from scotch to bourbon and now on a rye kick. Wondering if there's any recommendations? I've had knob creek, col taylor, jeffersons, bulleit, and angels envy so far.

 

[just another fool]



Any other rye drinkers? I've gone from scotch to bourbon and now on a rye kick. Wondering if there's any recommendations? I've had knob creek, col taylor, jeffersons, bulleit, and angels envy so far.

Rittenhouse is the best regularly available rye around, IMHO.

 

[Huntsman]



Any other rye drinkers? I've gone from scotch to bourbon and now on a rye kick. Wondering if there's any recommendations? I've had knob creek, col taylor, jeffersons, bulleit, and angels envy so far.

Love rye, though I have not tried many of the new ones that have come out in the last year. I mix with Bulliet, and drink Saz 6, KC, or Handy (or Old Potrero if I want something different). Still have some Vintage 21 and Ritt 25 when I want something special.

- H

 

[Piobaire]

Saw this on Saturday. 1.75 litre is a nice size.

 

[Huntsman]



I really, really want.

http://coolmaterial.com/food-drink/the-home-moonshine-kit/

I mean, isn't the real issue getting the appropriate BATFE licensing? Home brewing is not the same as home distilling.

 

[Jmm722]

Rittenhouse is the best regularly available rye around, IMHO.

Love rye, though I have not tried many of the new ones that have come out in the last year. I mix with Bulliet, and drink Saz 6, KC, or Handy (or Old Potrero if I want something different). Still have some Vintage 21 and Ritt 25 when I want something special.

- H

Thank you both for your recommendations. It looks like I have a few new ones to try. Rittenhouse seems to be much cheaper near me than the rest too. Handy is over $100 here. I'll pick up a few different bottles and report back!