Geneva Gin...what to do with this poison?

cloud8 · Post by **cloud8** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:44 pm

Hi!

My son, God bless him, knows that I am quite fond of Martinis, and he bought me a bottle of Geneva Gin. Van Gogh. Expensive stuff...thrice distilled.

I've had Geneva/Holland gin before...Bols in the crock bottle. In a word, Yech! Couldn't get it down. Now I don't want to discourage the lad from giving me booze, but on the other hand, it would be a shame to pour 94 proof down the sink.

So...any ideas how to make it palatable? I Googled it and the results were 1. Tastes like puke; 2. Should never be mixed. Searched here and found 5 references to the Geneva Convention. I'm thinking maybe mix it w/ some kind of brandy...peppermint? Or will my head explode?

Meantime, I'm getting out the word that Bourbon is always the Perfect Gift :-)

Cheers!

G_W · Post by **G_W** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:50 pm

If it's that nasty you will HAVE to mix it, I would suggest something strong, and maybe sweet.

cloud8 · Post by **cloud8** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:22 pm

gerald_weigel wrote:If it's that nasty you will HAVE to mix it, I would suggest something strong, and maybe sweet.

Yah. I'm thinking of lining up peppermint and ginger brandy, Rose's lime juice, oj concentrate, club soda, and inviting some people over for an evening of chemistry :-)

The bottle is pretty enough. Wife says fill it w/ that swill you always buy...no one will know the difference ;-)

General E. Fubar · Post by **General E. Fubar** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:14 pm

I've got some lemon vodka I can't swallow you can mix with it.

It's gotta be better than McCormick's Gin

McCormick's Gin
* ESTIMATED PRICE: $4 to $6
* TASTES SORT OF LIKE: Domestic abuse
* MAY CAUSE BEHAVIOR SUCH AS: Increased WWF/NASCAR viewership and spouse-beating
* PROS: Science has as of yet been unable to uncover any benefits to this liquid.
* CONS: Awful, awful gin. All McCormick's hard liquor is Christ-punchingly bad. Unless you live in a trailer home and spend your evenings in a rocking chair watching TNN, you have no excuse to be drinking this.
* NOTES: I'm serious, man. Just......don't.

Thu Jones · Post by **Thu Jones** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:51 pm

Gin is simple. Shake it on ice...hard. Add a splash of vermouth, a few olives (preferably stuffed with blue cheese or jalapeno) and all is well.

Don't make life any harder than it is.

TheBigCasino · Post by **TheBigCasino** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:57 am

drink it neat and revel in the punishment it doles out, few things are so strong, it's a gift.

cloud8 · Post by **cloud8** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:24 am

General Santarchy wrote:I've got some lemon vodka I can't swallow you can mix with it.

My current thinking is:

2 oz. Van Gogh gin
2 oz. Rose's lime juice
2 oz. unsweetened cranberry juice (homemade from the berries)
Over ice

General Santarchy wrote: It's gotta be better than McCormick's Gin...
* NOTES: I'm serious, man. Just......don't.

Wow! Thanks for the warning :)

cloud8 · Post by **cloud8** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:36 am

Thu Jones wrote:Gin is simple. Shake it on ice...hard. Add a splash of vermouth, a few olives (preferably stuffed with blue cheese or jalapeno) and all is well.

Don't make life any harder than it is.

Oh, I hear you. London Dry Gin is simple. Holland Geneva Gin is see-through of a different taste altogether.

Olives...ever try Calamata olives in your Martini?

cloud8 · Post by **cloud8** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:50 am

TheBigCasino wrote:revel in the punishment it doles out...

...and then come back for more ;-)

weaksides · Post by **weaksides** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:21 am

You're in MA, man.....don't you know how to take care of a free bottle of booze by now?

Those are some loooong dark winters up there.

Brown water is always better......BUT this bottle is free. You gotta suck it up & drink it neat or over a little ice.
If you still can't handle it, then keep it around to serve to guests in the guise of "martinis"- since they're all the rage now anyway.