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Okay, that plan to get caught up and stay caught up didn't quite work. I've had a rotten cold for the last month, which I'm only just getting over now, hence a rather lower than usual appetite for booze.
Gin number eleven is Professor Cornelius Ampleforth's Old Tom Gin, and rather remarkable it is too. It pours almost syrup-like over the ice, with a nose of winter spices, dominated by nutmeg. It is /very/ sweet to sip, even for an Old Tom and very spicy - honestly more like Benedictine than a gin. I use much less tonic with this one, and even then it seems a bit of a waste, as it loses a fair amount of its distinctiveness. Probably one to keep for sipping.
Gin twelve is Spirit of Hven, Organic Gin, and has a very peculiar nose indeed. There's something very green about it, almost dill-like, but to sip it's quite floral - maybe geranium. It's utterly lovely with tonic, very summery - probably one I'd garnish with cucumber rather than lime. This is probably my favourite G&T so far.
I'm about to head out for an evening of board games, so that's it for now, but I may add one or two more when I get in, as I endeavour to get at least nearly caught up again.
Gin number eleven is Professor Cornelius Ampleforth's Old Tom Gin, and rather remarkable it is too. It pours almost syrup-like over the ice, with a nose of winter spices, dominated by nutmeg. It is /very/ sweet to sip, even for an Old Tom and very spicy - honestly more like Benedictine than a gin. I use much less tonic with this one, and even then it seems a bit of a waste, as it loses a fair amount of its distinctiveness. Probably one to keep for sipping.
Gin twelve is Spirit of Hven, Organic Gin, and has a very peculiar nose indeed. There's something very green about it, almost dill-like, but to sip it's quite floral - maybe geranium. It's utterly lovely with tonic, very summery - probably one I'd garnish with cucumber rather than lime. This is probably my favourite G&T so far.
I'm about to head out for an evening of board games, so that's it for now, but I may add one or two more when I get in, as I endeavour to get at least nearly caught up again.
