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Category: Gin

December 19, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Real-Life Grinch Steals Giant Ball of Gin from Lake Constance

There’s an old joke in the cyber security world that the safest way to protect your computer is to encase it in steel and drop it in the bottom of

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October 17, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Tanqueray Rangpur Lime Distilled Gin

I am a big fan of the standard edition Tanqueray London dry gin — I mean, there’s a reason it was (reportedly) the first spirit served in the White House

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August 19, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Lockwood Texas Style Gin

While whiskey might be my favorite spirit, gin isn’t terribly far behind. There are so many different ways that you can approach this flavored spirit, from different herbal components to

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April 25, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Barr Hill Tom Cat Barrel Aged Gin

Ever since I’ve been wading deeper into the world of gins, recommendations for ones to try have been coming out of the woodwork. One of the top recommendations that I’ve

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February 25, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin

There’s probably a good chance you’re reading this review because this is the gin made and promoted by Paul Feig. In all fairness, it’s the reason we decided to review

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February 23, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Plymouth Gin

The world of spirits is strange and convoluted but as I was studying for my WSET certification, one specific spirit stood out as uniquely odd: Plymouth Gin. Sometimes referred to

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February 18, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Nikka Coffey Gin

I’m a huge fan of the Nikka distillery, and their many whiskeys that I’ve reviewed previously. But that’s the whiskey side of things. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a

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February 16, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Classic Club London Extra Dry Gin

We’ve reviewed Classic Club rum before and the verdict was: it’s a bottom shelf brand that tries to produce a spirit good enough to pass muster mainly as a mixer.

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February 14, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: The Botanist Islay Dry Gin

I’m a huge fan of scotch whisky — specifically, the funky stuff that typically comes out of Islay. But whiskey isn’t the only thing that they distill on the island

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February 9, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Gordon’s London Dry Gin

Over the holidays, I tried Tanqueray gin for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The flavors were good, the price was right, and

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January 14, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Monday Zero Alcohol Gin

As we continue exploring the non-alcoholic gin market, we’re heading back to revisit a brand whose zero alcohol whiskey we tried and reviewed last year. In fact, we seem to

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January 12, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Dhos Gin Free

To date, our exploration into non-alcoholic spirits has been pretty disappointing. It seems like getting a non-alcoholic version of a traditional spirit is a pretty hard task to achieve. One

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January 10, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Ritual Zero Proof Gin Alternative

We’re solidly into Dry January at this point, so we’re taking a break from our usual spirits to take a deep dive into some of the newer, non-alcoholic options on

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December 29, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Review: Beefeater London Dry Gin

I was recently practicing my blind tasting skills in preparation for my WSET Level 3 exam in spirits, and one of the spirits I could always identify, right down to

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December 24, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Review: Tanqueray London Dry Gin

From the look of it, you’d never know that this historic gin was present at one of the most important moments in American spirits history. Tanqueray looks like a sophisticated

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