Gin Advice Please

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Elaine G

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Gin Advice Please
« on: November 29, 2020, 14:15 »
Last winter festival I received a bottle of damson gin.
It is still unopened, and it has occurred to me that I ought to at least try it, before the person who bought it notices it is still sealed.

But what do I mix it with. Tonic water or something else?

I do enjoy a gin and tonic, and I did try a rhubarb gin a good while ago but hated it!!

So I would be grateful for any suggestions.

Thank you

Elaine


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mrs bouquet

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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2020, 14:21 »
Gift it to somebody else  :lol: :lol: :lol:  Especially if you didn't like the rhubarb one.    ;)  Mrs Bouquet
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GraciesGran

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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2020, 14:47 »
I'm with MrsBouquet. 

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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2020, 15:27 »
I've made my own damson gin in the past and I found it quite drinkable.  I've also made sloe gin and bramble gin, all paleteable.
Cheers,  Tony.
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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2020, 15:32 »
The tonic would change the flavour, so you could try it without it.
Rhubarb should be a hint of flavour, so re try that without tonic.
You can also buy flavoured tonic.
Fever tree has a good website

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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2020, 16:18 »
The damson gin will likely be sweetened, so check the label.  That may decide you on a mixer.  If it is still too sweet with tonic, you could use fizzy bitter lemon.

Infused spirits like that are pretty wonderful in puds.  A slosh in a crumble with berry fruits would be good.  They also work surprisingly well with chocolate and you can make ice-cream.  No need for a machine - just google ice-cream with no machine and you will get lots of ideas.  Most used whipped cream and sweetened condensed milk as a base.

There is also silly twits ice-cream.  Somewhere in the mists of time, there is a copy of that recipe on here, but I can’t find it, so here is a link. 

Alcohol makes ice-cream harder to set, so don’t be too heavy handed  ;)

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/silly-twits-ice-cream
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jezza

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Re: Gin Advice Please
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2020, 21:06 »
I have a bottle that's totally undrinkable(Gin Etanol  and Hdrogen peroxide) it's being used as hand sanitizer you  could rub it on your hands about as much that covers a penny in the palm of your hand and rub it in,might take a layer of skin  off at first  jezza


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