gin-haters

[DeeboCools]

I've been meeting some new people and recieved 4/5ths of a fifth and 3/4ters of a pint of gin from 2 different people who decided they "hate gin" despite loving other liquors.

what is the matter with people? they went on about how it's wierd that I like gin. Well, it tastes fantastic(even the cheap stuff) and it gets me good and angry-drunk enough to pay my bills on time.

[Wingman]

i've had this problem for a while. i don't know when it started...but i've never liked gin. now, i'm determined to give it it's fair shake, so a buddy who primarily drinks gin and i are going to split a bottle before long, and he's going to make sure i'm drinking it right. martinis, i think, maybe some tonic.

anyway, if people were giving me half-full bottles of bourbon because they didn't like it, i wouldn't be complaining!

[greygoose]

I think it all started when I fell down and passed out in a juniper bush. Seriously, can barely stand the smell of the stuff but to each their own.

[Jelmo]

I like the stuff every now and then, but it's the one and only drink that makes my go lookin' for pennies every god damn time. Dare I admit it... I'm a bit scared since last time I drank it I busted my face open on the pavement and left me sick for 3 days. It wasn't pretty :)

[BeerMakesMeSmart]

She's aces in my book.

[Shane-O-Matic]

Absorbed some jokes from a bartender who questioned my order of gin one time.

Don't understand it, myself. Granted, a G&T is said to be less "calorific" than other drinks, but it can still leave me on my back. For instance, the time I drank a bottle or more at a friends house, then took the wrong road home.

To my credit, I made it to work on time. Then fell over.

[Fabricsoftner]

I'll take gin over vodka any day. I dont drink it neat, but its the best mixer there is

[peetie44]

I'm generally a straight whisk(e)y and beer man, but a good G&T is my default cocktail.

[Ptflea2]

I've tried to give Gin a fair shake, but just don't like it. I got a cheap bottle around for Long Island, but G&T's not my thing and I'll take a vodka Martini instead.

[felinamojokitty]

oh well-more for me!

gin is more complex and can be heavy on the botanicals especially for vodka drinkers.
it needs to be given a fair shake and always in a martini..I would say first try it with a twist of lemon rather than olive because the briny salt masks the taste.

i love to take a sniff of a cold martini inhaling the botanicals (and also to tell how much vermouth is in it if someone else made it-i can tell if too wet)
that first sip-holding it in my mouth for a moment letting the warmth soak in and feeling it's vapors floating up .. then swallow and that lovely warmth just
sinks into my body and mind...now i am salivating..is it 6 o'clock somewhere? ;)

[Rumhead]

I love gin but it is a cruel mistress sometimes. Def my #1 sponsor for bad decisions in 2008.

[hoverdog]

Like gin in all forms I've tried, neat included.

[Frankennietzsche]

She's aces in my book.

Here here!


As for the liuquor, it's the one that I can't drink straight and the only cocktail I usually order it in is the gin & tonic, sometimes with bitters.

[captain gonzo]

How can anyone hate gin? Heathens!

[Rooster]

Not loving Gin is like not loving Love. Fuck your friends.