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Gin to vermouth is 4:1
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Ah, therin lies the rub, the recipes I saw called for equal parts gin and vermouth. I don’t even do that for a Manhattan, what was I thinking? I may give it another go. I also didn’t have Luxardo liqueur, I used tipsy cherry juice which I think is probably lighter and maybe a good thing.
Has any HO tried this gin? Popped up in our liquor store, where the gin selection keeps shrinking to make way for stupid vodka.
I have not had it, but The Gin Is In does not hand out a lot of five star ratings. Light on juniper.
Thanks! I’ll send the pic to my bar manager and see if she has it 
I bought a new gin a month ago, on sale, Bloom jasmin and rose.
Pink coloured - it’s high summer here in Europe! So, this was a conondrum. I didn’t really like this gin. I really wanted to like it because I love rose (eg the Monin syrup) but this tasted very artificial! There wasn’t really a juniper forward flavour, to me at least, and it didn’t have the natural sweetness of say the Monin. My initial thoughts: a cheapish gin with added artificial colouring and flavours,
So, what was the conondrum you may ask?
I finished the bottle in less than two weeks!
Getting frustrated by this wrong purchase, I started adding it to whatever drink I was having, in the hope of finishing it up and forgetting my mistake. So, I would pour a glass of seltzer water on the rocks with a twist, and add just a splash of this gin, and so on it went! Did that a few times, also a G&T a few times, and before I knew it the bottle was finished…
Now wondering if I should just get a new bottle! It was 22 euro, so no biggie.
https://theginisin.com/gin-reviews/bloom-jasmine-and-rose-gin/
We are still in a gin hausse here… A lot of local distillers are jumping on the gin bandwagon and they are creating their own gin. Restaurants here stock up on lots of different gins, to make money out of G&Ts. And what better way to entice customers by offering local gins, like they do with craft beer.
I do like vodka though, about to order a bottle of Belvedere. I like it on the rocks mixed 50/50 up until 70/30 (70 vodka) with coca cola or seltzer water.
Here, my local shop has kept their amount of vodka the same (ie minimal) but has reduced their amount of Italian amari to make room for gins… 
Shoulda dumped the stupid vodka instead 
I had a similar situation with Few Breakfast Gin. It was heavy on bergamot and a bit sweet. It made a martini I did not want to finish. It was just fine in an Army and Navy. So that was my gin drink until it was gone. In the summer a good Army and Navy is a delight.
In 2015 my wife and I were in Poland. After dinner each evening I tried another vodka. Before we flew home, I bought a bottle of Belvedere at the airport. We still have 50% of it.
Yeah, the local is worth trying, but I have absolutely ZERO interest in any mass-produced vodka. Too many gins to try before I die
