# Gin recommendations! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122 "2014-03-07T16:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/1 "2014-03-07T16:03:30Z")
So as to avoid derailing this thread about the relative merits of gin and vodka in cocktails [My thoughts on gin and vodka cocktails - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717638) So, what gins do you like, and what do you like them in? Hendricks is my current go to (hey, cucumbers, why not), but I had Blue Jacket a few years ago and thought it was good, although I can’t remember why. My wife brought back a big green bottle of gin or a close relative from Minorca a while back and it was great, but darned if I can remember what it was. Started with an X and had a windmill on the label. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/2 "2014-03-07T16:07:27Z")
The only time I drink gin in a G&T, so Bombay Sapphire does the job nicely. That way we have the rest of the liquor cabinet for bourbon! ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/3 "2014-03-07T16:28:43Z")
I’m a lifelong fan of Tanqueray, but when I want something a bit different I like Tanqueray 10 and Death’s Door, which has a licorice-y flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/4 "2014-03-07T16:29:47Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > My wife brought back a big green bottle of gin or a close relative from Minorca a while back and it was great, but darned if I can remember what it was. Started with an X and had a windmill on the label. [Xoriguer](http://www.xoriguergin.com/)? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/5 "2014-03-07T16:29:50Z")
For G&T, I like the regular Bombay Dry Gin, not the Sapphire. Beefeater is also quite nice, but I’m not much of a gin connoisseur, so, if I have a bottle, it’s generally only one, and it’s Bombay Dry. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/6 "2014-03-07T16:37:42Z")
Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire for me, whichever’s handy for my G&Ts, gimlets or martinis. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/7 "2014-03-07T16:50:35Z")
My go to gin at a bar is Beefeater. Plymouth is another one I like. I’m always surprised that when Beefeater isn’t in stock (at a bar) they’ll sub in Bombay Sapphire. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it has so little taste. Personally, I don’t really care for Tanqueray. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/8 "2014-03-07T17:05:43Z")
Beefeater for martinis and Bombay for G&T. I’m another who thinks people who drink Tanqueray just like to say the name. It’s not very good gin. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/9 "2014-03-07T17:07:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Beefeater for martinis and Bombay for G&T. I’m another who thinks people who drink Tanqueray just like to say the name. It’s not very good gin. Gin tastes are very particular, aren’t they? I personally love Tanqueray and it is what “gin” tastes like to me. Anything else is some variation on the thing which is epitomized by Tanqueray. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/10 "2014-03-07T17:10:39Z")
For decades, Bombay was my go-to for martinis, but for the last couple of years, I have been using and highly recommend [Junipero](http://www.anchordistilling.com/spirits/junipero-gin). Delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/11 "2014-03-07T17:26:21Z")
Bombay Sapphire for me. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/12 "2014-03-07T17:36:48Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > Gin tastes are very particular, aren’t they? I personally love Tanqueray and it is what “gin” tastes like to me. Anything else is some variation on the thing which is epitomized by Tanqueray. 😃 I don’t think it’s so much that the gin drinkers are particular it’s that gins taste so different. Unlike vodkas, which, let’s be honest, mostly taste alike, gins are more like tequilas which taste pretty different. Also, most gin drinkers will drink other gins, it’s not that someone’s going to say 'WHAT, you’re out of Beefeater, well, I’ll just have a beer". ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/13 "2014-03-07T17:56:34Z")
Tanqueray Rangpur style was my go-to for years. Then I tried Bombay Sapphire and my taste buds grew up a little. Rangpur is lovely, but it’s a lot sweeter and less bitey. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/14 "2014-03-07T18:29:03Z")
I was a Bombay Sapphire girl for a long time, but lately I’ve been drinking a lot of Hendricks and Plymouth. I think I like Hendricks better. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/15 "2014-03-07T20:28:19Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > [Xoriguer](http://www.xoriguergin.com/)? That’s the one. To the liquor store! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/16 "2014-03-07T20:36:04Z")
Tanqueray in everything! ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/17 "2014-03-07T20:57:50Z")
Tanqueray. Always. And Schweppes for the tonic. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/18 "2014-03-07T20:58:51Z")
For those in the Chicago area there are a few small local distilleries doing some nice stuff … Leatherbee’s is nice but the bottle of their springtime only Vernal Edition was _wonderful_. I just bought a bottle of Old No. 176 Railroad Gin by Quincy Street Distillery that was available for tasting at a local Whole Foods which is very nice straight up. (Made from corn mash rather than vodka as the base spirit.) ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/19 "2014-03-07T21:16:45Z")
My evil dad was a Beefeater martini guy, with Martini & Rossi dry vermouth. I’m a gin & tonic guy, when I’m in that mood. I don’t like vermouth. So it’s Schweppes tonic, a piece or two of lime, squoze and wiped around the inside of the rim, and usually Seagram’s gin. Beefeater is a special event gin for me. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122/20 "2014-03-07T21:28:05Z")
I tried \*New Amsterdam \*recently. Very good. A lot of Tanqueray fans here. That is the one gin I’m not fond of. That’s the beauty of gin though, they can taste very different and you chose the one you like. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-recommendations/683122.md?page=2)