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    BTW, Airmail: Try key lime juice. I'm sure it costs a fortune in the UK, but it's much better than the usual stuff.

    I like being able to buy key limes in the supermarket. One of the few perks of being in the US, I suppose.
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    Originally posted by GoToAway:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Aimail101:
    Does she mix it with Tonic? Gin is not meant for drinking straight, it's meant for drinking with Tonic water and lime.

    **** I have cravings for it now. Bombays the cheap stuff btw, in terms of cheaper stuff I prefer Gordons as well. It's drier.

    If you don't like Gin and Tonic I'm sorry but ya have no class what what hip hip

    BTW: The tonic water contains the quinine
    No, she makes girly drinks. Gin is in a Long Island, right?

    I tried a gin and tonic one night. I found that I had to add about 1l of tonic to make it drinkable. It's not the strength that gets me... but the taste. I've spent a lot of time in the mountains. It reminds me of eating a mountainside because of the juniper.

    I prefer to smell pine rather than ingest it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/...today-entertainment/

    "Yet even gin and tonic lovers face an uphill battle to find a good one. Even when done right, it’s not an easy drink to love — tonic’s slightly bitter quinine taste is a turnoff to sweet-drink lovers.

    Atop the list of potential pitfalls is the tonic, a misunderstood beverage if ever there was one, and a potentially devastating blow to a perfect G&T."

    A good Gin and Tonic is a work of art.
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    Originally posted by Aimail101:
    Did you put lime in it? I really don't think much of Bombay. Some gins will taste more of Juniper than others. What type of tonic did you use?

    It is an incredibly refreshing drink in a muggy climate.
    Yeah, I did. But it was the cheap stuff. As for the tonic... I don't really remember. It was a few years back.

    I do remember that it was during the summer. It was about 99F outside and as close to 100% humidity as you can get without it raining. (I live in New England, after all. That's typical summer weather. )

    If somebody offered me a gin and tonic and swore it was the good stuff, I'd give it a shot. But given my experiences with it, I don't think I'd pick up another bottle myself.
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    Originally posted by GoToAway:
    BTW, Airmail: Try key lime juice. I'm sure it costs a fortune in the UK, but it's much better than the usual stuff.

    I like being able to buy key limes in the supermarket. One of the few perks of being in the US, I suppose.
    We get half decent limes here. Dont use lime juice. Squeeze one or two slices of lime depending on taste and then throw them in.
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    Originally posted by Aimail101:
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/...today-entertainment/

    "Yet even gin and tonic lovers face an uphill battle to find a good one. Even when done right, it’s not an easy drink to love — tonic’s slightly bitter quinine taste is a turnoff to sweet-drink lovers.

    Atop the list of potential pitfalls is the tonic, a misunderstood beverage if ever there was one, and a potentially devastating blow to a perfect G&T."

    A good Gin and Tonic is a work of art.
    Maybe I'll try to find some decent tonic and give it another go.

    My problem isn't a love of sweet drinks. The impetus of this thread was the few Moscow mules I had tonight--and it doesn't get less sweet than that.

    I've just found gin a bit... off-putting in the drinks I've had it in.
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    Originally posted by GoToAway:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Aimail101:
    Did you put lime in it? I really don't think much of Bombay. Some gins will taste more of Juniper than others. What type of tonic did you use?

    It is an incredibly refreshing drink in a muggy climate.
    Yeah, I did. But it was the cheap stuff. As for the tonic... I don't really remember. It was a few years back.

    I do remember that it was during the summer. It was about 99F outside and as close to 100% humidity as you can get without it raining. (I live in New England, after all. That's typical summer weather. )

    If somebody offered me a gin and tonic and swore it was the good stuff, I'd give it a shot. But given my experiences with it, I don't think I'd pick up another bottle myself. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    There are newer gins with very little or no Juniper in them. Might be to your taste.
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    Originally posted by Aimail101:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GoToAway:
    BTW, Airmail: Try key lime juice. I'm sure it costs a fortune in the UK, but it's much better than the usual stuff.

    I like being able to buy key limes in the supermarket. One of the few perks of being in the US, I suppose.
    We get half decent limes here. Dont use lime juice. Squeeze one or two slices of lime depending on taste and then throw them in. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>We get decent limes as well (being so close to Mexico and all,) but key limes are different. They're smaller and vaguely sweeter. It's hard to explain the difference, but there is a definite one.

    I don't know if you can find it in the UK, but if you can, grab a bottle of key lime juice (I doubt you'll find the fruits, especially at this time of year.) It'll probably be expensive, but it's worth it.

    I'll take a key lime over a normal lime any day of the week.
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    Originally posted by GoToAway:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Aimail101:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GoToAway:
    BTW, Airmail: Try key lime juice. I'm sure it costs a fortune in the UK, but it's much better than the usual stuff.

    I like being able to buy key limes in the supermarket. One of the few perks of being in the US, I suppose.
    We get half decent limes here. Dont use lime juice. Squeeze one or two slices of lime depending on taste and then throw them in. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>We get decent limes as well (being so close to Mexico and all,) but key limes are different. They're smaller and vaguely sweeter. It's hard to explain the difference, but there is a definite one.

    I don't know if you can find it in the UK, but if you can, grab a bottle of key lime juice (I doubt you'll find the fruits, especially at this time of year.) It'll probably be expensive, but it's worth it.

    I'll take a key lime over a normal lime any day of the week. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Cool thanks for the advice! I'll look them up.
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    Oh yes and some people will say that Lime is a complete heresay in a Gin and Tonic and instead say it should be lemon.

    I prefer the former, perhaps try a lemon though. I'm about 50/50 some months I prefer lime others lemon.

    And under no circumstances should a G&T be made with Bombay Sapphire. It is too aromatic and should be reserved for Martinis and pink gins.
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    Originally posted by Aimail101:
    Oh yes and some people will say that Lime is a complete heresay in a Gin and Tonic and instead say it should be lemon.
    And they should be shot, because there is no application in which lime fails to be superior.

    There's literally almost never a week in which I don't have limes in my fridge. Lemons are a rarity, because their applications are limited.

    And under no circumstances should a G&T be made with Bombay Sapphire. It is too aromatic and should be reserved for Martinis and pink gins.
    I've also had some cheap gin. Martini & Rossi, I think. That was worse than the Bombay.

    My girlfriend once made me the "James Bond martini" (she's obsessed with Bond.) I can't say I was a big fan. In the US, most martinis seem to be made with vodka in lieu of gin... and I find that more agreeable.
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