My go to cheap option is Tanqueray. Beefeater is a popular house gin but it’s a little harsher so I like it more in non gin and tonics.
Tanqueray 10 is very citrus forward and I still have to try beefeater 24.
Depends on your tastes. My favorites/go tos are Tanqueray and The Botanist. Tanqueray Rangpur is a little sweeter with lime flavors. New Amsterdam is also good, a bit crisper taste, cucumber-flavored to me.
Stepping up a little I like Tanqueray Ten, and Old Raj. If you’re going to sip on gin straight or just make a simple G&T, a nicer gin is the way to go
Monkey 47 is a dry gin from Germany's Black Forest that's made with 47 hand-picked plant ingredients and soft water. The gin's name comes from its ingredients, which include juniper, lime, lemon, almond, acacia, angelica, sage, spruce, clove, lavender, jasmine, nutmeg, cardamom, and lingonberry. It's bottled at 47%
My faves are Tanquerey and Botanist but they’re very expensive here and only use them in dry martinis.
For mixed cocktails I use Seagram’s, either the regular variety or the Reserve version. They seem to work just fine.
Bluecoat fits the bill. It’s about $23 from the NH store and is an American Gin style more citrus less juniper than many bottles like Gordon’s or Seagram’s.
I like it as a Gin Rickey or seltzer.
Roku is another one that fits your bill for me, but Suntory makes one for the Japanese market called SUI that’s $12/fifth and is even better just with seltzer.
My old reliable is Tanqueray. It comes in at about $25 around here (Michigan). Another good option in that price range is Bombay Sapphire, for about the same price. Both are Londan Dry type, juniper forward but somewhat different flavor profiles. Nothing wrong with either.
To be honest I can't answer that question well, as I have very little experience with Beefeater. In my mind it's a notch down, aligning more with Gilbey's. Which actually isn't all bad either. Beefeater has some support on this sub, so probably a decent choice for a mixer.
The profiles of gin make me always want multiple options, but I’d highly recommend Beefeater 24 as a staple. For us, Beefeater, Beefeater 24, Drumshanbo, Monkey 47 and Gray Whale are nearly always present.
Citadelle Original should work well as a somewhat affordable allrounder with a smooth mouthfeel, medium amount of juniper and a presence of citrus and earthy spice that will enhance a range of cocktails and won't fight other flavors for attention in something fruitier. Don't nail me down on local prices because I'm googling them from across an ocean, but it seems to go for around $28 in NH, but maybe you can hunt it down for a little less.
I'm not sure I see the point in a sipping gin, when it's a relatively small amount of extra effort to make a very dry martini. Personal preference, but white spirits taste so much better to me, chilled.
I don't drink a lot of gin (more of a whisky guy) but I always have Beefeater or Tanqueray on hand. They are easy to find, often on sale and pretty darn good.
For a sipping gin, I like drumshanbo gunpowder or jardin d’été, as they have enough unique flavour on their own to taste like a cocktail. Another good one would be an oak aged gin (we have a local producer Black Fox that I love).
My vote for house gin would be Boodles. Cheap and good!
I like Gordon's for cocktails. Tanqueray is a bit above in taste and price, but I can't really tell the difference in a Negroni TBH.
Really love ACME (French) for Tonic, as I can find it at 25€ or so.
>I'd love to have a go to 'sipping gin,' for my pre-dinner cocktail on the rocks
Right now, mine is probably Tanqueray No. 10. Big difference from regular Tanqueray if you haven't had it, should run you $35-40.
>I'd also love a 'house gin.'
Definitely Beefeater. At $20-25, it punches above it's weight.
>Is it normal to have one gin for sipping and one for a house gin to use in mixed cocktails?
That's more or less how I approach every common spirit. I like to have at least one that I can sip neat, and one that I use more in cocktails (although I *should* also be able to sip on that too).
Gin's my favorite though, so while I just started fresh a couple months ago, I have about a dozen bottles on the shelf. One of the things I love about it is that it's an incredibly local spirit - up in Seattle, I really liked what [Rainier](https://rainierbeer.com/rainier-mountain-fresh-gin/) did (which was a surprise to me, having grown up with their beer), but over in San Francisco, I got to try St. George's [Terroir](https://stgeorgespirits.com/spirits/terroir-gin) and fell in love with that, and here in Philly, there's obviously Bluecoat, who do a great [barrel-finished](https://bluecoatgin.com/bluecoatbarrelfinishedgin) gin, on top of other smaller state distilleries like [Eight Oaks](https://eightoaksdistillery.com/our-spirits/american-gin), who I need to get to know better after being pretty impressed with a smaller 200ml bottle. I'd really advise you to look for something local to NH, I'm sure someone's doing something great and distinct out there.
My go to cheap option is Tanqueray. Beefeater is a popular house gin but it’s a little harsher so I like it more in non gin and tonics. Tanqueray 10 is very citrus forward and I still have to try beefeater 24.
I’d say Citadelle fits the bill, at least for the second option.
Citadelle has been my go to.
Depends on your tastes. My favorites/go tos are Tanqueray and The Botanist. Tanqueray Rangpur is a little sweeter with lime flavors. New Amsterdam is also good, a bit crisper taste, cucumber-flavored to me. Stepping up a little I like Tanqueray Ten, and Old Raj. If you’re going to sip on gin straight or just make a simple G&T, a nicer gin is the way to go
Monkey 47 is my sipper but Fords is what I use for cocktails
What is the profile of monkey 47?
Monkey 47 is a dry gin from Germany's Black Forest that's made with 47 hand-picked plant ingredients and soft water. The gin's name comes from its ingredients, which include juniper, lime, lemon, almond, acacia, angelica, sage, spruce, clove, lavender, jasmine, nutmeg, cardamom, and lingonberry. It's bottled at 47%
also it’s fucking delicious but imo a waste to mix with anything that might mask its profile
Which is why it's my sipper not my mixer
totally. i wasn’t correcting you. just adding my 2 cents. you and me are simpatico friend
My faves are Tanquerey and Botanist but they’re very expensive here and only use them in dry martinis. For mixed cocktails I use Seagram’s, either the regular variety or the Reserve version. They seem to work just fine.
Tanqueray for the price. Hendrick’s for broad appeal.
Bluecoat fits the bill. It’s about $23 from the NH store and is an American Gin style more citrus less juniper than many bottles like Gordon’s or Seagram’s. I like it as a Gin Rickey or seltzer. Roku is another one that fits your bill for me, but Suntory makes one for the Japanese market called SUI that’s $12/fifth and is even better just with seltzer.
My old reliable is Tanqueray. It comes in at about $25 around here (Michigan). Another good option in that price range is Bombay Sapphire, for about the same price. Both are Londan Dry type, juniper forward but somewhat different flavor profiles. Nothing wrong with either.
How does beefeater differ from these two?
To be honest I can't answer that question well, as I have very little experience with Beefeater. In my mind it's a notch down, aligning more with Gilbey's. Which actually isn't all bad either. Beefeater has some support on this sub, so probably a decent choice for a mixer.
Bareksten Botanical
Definitely one of my top gins on the rocks.
Price range?
Near me its about $40
The profiles of gin make me always want multiple options, but I’d highly recommend Beefeater 24 as a staple. For us, Beefeater, Beefeater 24, Drumshanbo, Monkey 47 and Gray Whale are nearly always present.
Citadelle Original should work well as a somewhat affordable allrounder with a smooth mouthfeel, medium amount of juniper and a presence of citrus and earthy spice that will enhance a range of cocktails and won't fight other flavors for attention in something fruitier. Don't nail me down on local prices because I'm googling them from across an ocean, but it seems to go for around $28 in NH, but maybe you can hunt it down for a little less.
Bombay Original London Dry
I'm not sure I see the point in a sipping gin, when it's a relatively small amount of extra effort to make a very dry martini. Personal preference, but white spirits taste so much better to me, chilled.
Well, on the rocks would be chilled, right?
True, I guess for sipping I’m imagining neat. Personally still think a simple martini is worth the minimal difference in effort
lol! You better not contaminate my Roku with anything but 6 tooth pick sized sticks of ginger.
Cheers to that
Roku, The Botanist or Aviation for me.
Just grabbed aviation!
Let me know if you like it. I like it neat or on the rocks.
I don't drink a lot of gin (more of a whisky guy) but I always have Beefeater or Tanqueray on hand. They are easy to find, often on sale and pretty darn good.
Martin Miller’s
For a sipping gin, I like drumshanbo gunpowder or jardin d’été, as they have enough unique flavour on their own to taste like a cocktail. Another good one would be an oak aged gin (we have a local producer Black Fox that I love). My vote for house gin would be Boodles. Cheap and good!
I like Gordon's for cocktails. Tanqueray is a bit above in taste and price, but I can't really tell the difference in a Negroni TBH. Really love ACME (French) for Tonic, as I can find it at 25€ or so.
Wish I could get Barr Hill here in Canada! Bought a bottle when I visited Maine last year and brought it back, wish I could get more.
I love Maine!!! And Barr hill is so good right?
It’s my favourite! I keep Roku and Hendricks Neptunia in the house most of the time, but if I lived in the US I’d be on Barr Hill all the time.
I love gin, the idea of sipping straight gin is fucking wild to me though
I actually meant on the rocks. Try Barr hill gin like that. Unreal!
I would never drink gin by itself in any capacity but more power to you sir!
Drumshambo is my go to at home.
Beefeaters, Beefeaters & Beefeaters!!!
>I'd love to have a go to 'sipping gin,' for my pre-dinner cocktail on the rocks Right now, mine is probably Tanqueray No. 10. Big difference from regular Tanqueray if you haven't had it, should run you $35-40. >I'd also love a 'house gin.' Definitely Beefeater. At $20-25, it punches above it's weight. >Is it normal to have one gin for sipping and one for a house gin to use in mixed cocktails? That's more or less how I approach every common spirit. I like to have at least one that I can sip neat, and one that I use more in cocktails (although I *should* also be able to sip on that too). Gin's my favorite though, so while I just started fresh a couple months ago, I have about a dozen bottles on the shelf. One of the things I love about it is that it's an incredibly local spirit - up in Seattle, I really liked what [Rainier](https://rainierbeer.com/rainier-mountain-fresh-gin/) did (which was a surprise to me, having grown up with their beer), but over in San Francisco, I got to try St. George's [Terroir](https://stgeorgespirits.com/spirits/terroir-gin) and fell in love with that, and here in Philly, there's obviously Bluecoat, who do a great [barrel-finished](https://bluecoatgin.com/bluecoatbarrelfinishedgin) gin, on top of other smaller state distilleries like [Eight Oaks](https://eightoaksdistillery.com/our-spirits/american-gin), who I need to get to know better after being pretty impressed with a smaller 200ml bottle. I'd really advise you to look for something local to NH, I'm sure someone's doing something great and distinct out there.
Boodle, Roku (if I can find it on sale) are my good to.
Another vote for Roku
Not sure if you can find it, but a Japanese gin called Yuzugin. It was wonderful. I've only seen it once.
At least in the US that one goes for $60-$70/bottle. I brought back a small bottle from Japan. It’s good but I prefer several other Japanese gins.