Comments on jimmy's cocktail hour: World's Best Gin & Tonic

I agree - absolutely awesome and the tonic is an i...

2010-05-28T02:44:56.570-07:00

I agree - absolutely awesome and the tonic is an important key.

Fever Tree is great with the Tanqueray but also try it with Aviation Gin.

I tasted these in a little bottle shop in Sydney called Corkscrew Cellars in Bellevue Hill - I don't know where else you can get it from - absoutely brilliant.
The only thing that gave it more zing was one tiny dash of angostura

Well it depends on the gin, but appart from the to...

2010-01-08T16:49:00.616-08:00

Well it depends on the gin, but appart from the tonic, fever tree, q tonic and schweppes are the only valid, is the slice you put in gin tonic

for example a hendricks without cucumber doesn't taste the same, gvine without a grape or thin slice of green apple the same.... The key is the main gin ingredient and of course your taste, here are the slices I like

Hendricks -

will try the tonic luv but the best gin is Hendric...

2009-02-01T16:53:00.000-08:00

will try the tonic luv but the best gin is Hendrick's infused with Bulgarian rose and cucumber.. it smells and tastes gorgeous ;)

In the UK Bombay Saphire is generally only availab...

2008-08-06T09:37:00.000-07:00

In the UK Bombay Saphire is generally only available at 40% strength. Outside of the UK the export strength (47%) is more common and the difference is extraordinary. While living in the UK I would buy the Bombay duty free not because of the price but because of the strength.
Jimmy I agree entirely that the tonic is also crucial and that Fever Tree is excellent- unfortunately can't find it

Thanks for the comment heslop. I think all the gin...

2008-08-05T14:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the comment heslop. I think all the gins you have listed are very good. I also like Sapphire. I think it mixes well, and that's the true test for me, since I don't often drink my gin straight.

Fever Tree is indeed a great tonic. FYI, over the...

2008-08-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

Fever Tree is indeed a great tonic. FYI, over the years I have challenged many of my friends to blind gin tasting sessions and based on smell, neat gin and gin/tonic mixed 50-50 I can tell you that Bombay Sapphire is almost universally ranked very low.

Top gins by common consent are Plymouth, Millers, Tanqueray, Hendriks and Gordons.

Good tonic is so hard to find, for me Schweeps is...

2007-07-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

Good tonic is so hard to find, for me Schweeps is really all I can ever find, but I always buy it in glass bottles as it seems far more fresher and fizzy than the plastic ones...

Love the blog!

Cheers

Have you tried Kevin's tonic recipe from Imbibe a ...

2007-07-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

Have you tried Kevin's tonic recipe from Imbibe a couple of months ago? I was just down in CA and I should have gone by BevMo to get some of the FT. Rats.

Jeff,

I'll be happy to review your cinna-c...

2007-07-02T11:27:00.000-07:00

Jeff,

I'll be happy to review your cinna-carda-mon syrup. Go ahead and ship it to the Cocktail Hour HQ and I'll get right on it!

Jimmy

I agree. I sampled Fever-Tree at the Vegas Bar Sh...

2007-07-01T20:42:00.000-07:00

I agree. I sampled Fever-Tree at the Vegas Bar Show in March and was quite impressed. Although, I still prefer my housemade cinnamon-cardamom tonic... ;)

In the SF Bay Area, Fever-Tree is available at Bev...

2007-07-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

In the SF Bay Area, Fever-Tree is available at BevMo.

Great post. Where can I get Fever-Tree in the US? ...

2007-07-01T00:14:00.000-07:00

Great post. Where can I get Fever-Tree in the US? (Preferably in the SF Bay Area.) The website only lists British outlets. Nice blog BTW.