I had the most amazing gin today.
I generally go out and drink Bombay Sapphire - it's tolerable and sits better with me than whatever house gin you get when you order a drink. I will gladly pay a little extra for this.
So I go out today and I was stumped by the selection of gin I was confronted with. Befuddled even. There were quite a few I did not recognize and I had no idea what to order. I had to trust the guy behind the bar on this one. . .
Have you been to
FARM yet? Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, let him make you a drink or two, trust him - he is good.
So - back to the gin - there were four or five that I did not recognize and I ended up with
Magellan over ice with a twist of lemon, light on the tonic water. It was simple and really let the flavor of the gin come through.
I love the herbal and floral overtones. It was a gin I could drink on the rocks - there was no bitterness, none of the bite you get with some other brands (that will remain nameless for now.) I am ready to run out and buy a bottle to add to my collection at home - and I look forward to trying the other gins I did not recognize. . . . cheers.