Best gin?

[some guy]

What say you, you real martini drinkers?

Thanks!

[lost-in-nj]

1. Aren't Martini's

made with Vodka??
I have never seen anyone drink a gin martini.....


hhmmmmmm

confused again....

lost

[johnnie]

2. Oh oh

:popcorn:

[some guy]

4. heck if I know -

but I think they're supposed to be made with gin. Hence the 'martini' and the 'vodka martini'.

:shrug:

I am certain appletinis and chocolatinis and such don't count. :P

[QueenOfCalifornia]

8. Martini's are always made with Gin

unless you order a Vodka Martini -- Or an Apple-tini or other flavored martini...

[DS1]

16. 5 minutes in the penalty box

Martinis are gin. Vodka martinis are bastard children of martinis. All that apple/ruby/chiroc stuff is just cocktails in a martini glass. Some are still tasty, but they're not martinis.

[SPKrazy]

17. real martini's

are made with gin

beefeater is good if you like gin

don't like martini's of anykind :puke:

[Bunny]

3. Bombay Sapphire.

[some guy]

6. thanks

I just read that on a different site, and that was what I leaning toward, but it's always good to ask the lounge important questions. :)

( I need a birthday gift for a friend, and if memory serves Bombay Sapphire was his latest favorite gin. )

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Then get that, and save the cheap stuff for your guests. n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Cheapest gin that doesn't give you a hangover. n/t

[some guy]

7. heh

yeah, but in this case, it's a gift for a friend, and so money is no object, or something. :crazy:

[skygazer]

9. I'm partial to Tanqueray myself

:hi:

[some guy]

10. oh no!

Now I have two different choices. I came here to get a consensus, not a quandary. :cry:



:P

[skygazer]

12. Consensus at DU?

Heavens! :wow:

[some guy]

14. I always have high hopes.

:D

( where's that rubber tree plant? )

[Bunny]

13. Bombay for martinis, Tanqueray for G&T's.

You cannot go wrong.

[some guy]

15. okay thanks.

:hi:

[JBoy]

18. According to this article - Plymouth English

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/dining/02wine.html?_r=2&ref=dining&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Top 3 (according to the article's taste testing):

1. Plymouth English Gin
2. Junipero Anchor Distilling
3. Caldenhead's Old Raj Dry Gin

Myself, I use Tanqueray

Edit: Watch the interactive feature, where they walk you through the tasting.

[some guy]

19. okay thanks.

:hi: and welcome to DU!

[JBoy]

22. Thanks!

Now you got me hankerin' for a Tanquerin'!

[BrotherBuzz]

20. Travis McGee was torn on this subject...

When the proper version of Plymouth gin disappeared, he switched to Boodles.

[DS1]

21. the apostrophe abuse in this thread makes me

:puke: harder than a sour cream and crackers martini

:eyes:

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. According to my martini-drinking brother-in-law....

Tanqueray. And forget the vermouth. Add a slice of lemon peel, and twist it over the top of the glass.

Edited for typo, not apostrophe abuse. I am a journalism school graduate, I know about apostrophes.

:D