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To be sick of all the 'gin' shit everywhere?

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WilburIsSomePig · 19/03/2017 20:23

Gin hotels, gin tasting events, gin signs and mugs all over the bloody place.

Last year it was Prosecco, year before I think it was Pimms. Oh and I love gin but FFS all this marketing towards middle aged women (like me) gets on my tits.

Yes I probably am being unreasonable but FFS, there's even one of these >>>> Gin now!

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Happyhippy45 · 19/03/2017 21:46

Thank you Renaissance2017
I knew it was something like that.....and remembered it was in a Rolling Stones song.......

blackteasplease · 19/03/2017 22:03

Don't the Dutch call it Ginevra or Gineva or something?

crapfatbanana · 19/03/2017 22:04

Never been a gin lover, but will have a small sloe gin in winter.

Drank cider or rum and Coke in teens, white wine or brandy and lovage early twenties, red wine through thirties. Love whisky.

Maybe we should start bigging up sherry.

QueenOlivine · 19/03/2017 22:11

I hate it too, I hate it when it's made into a joke that we're all supposed to be unable to cope without necking gin, it's so lazy and tiresome. And I always feel bad for anyone who's dealing with, or a victim of, alcoholism, being surrounded by gin tat. AND I hate that that makes me seem humourless, when I'm not.

What annoys me even more though is where the vacuous gin trend combines with the cupcake, tweeness and 50s throwback trend and you get retro upcycling/craft fairs called "Gin in teacups". Oh fuck off!

reaslise I may have pmt

However I do appreciate valium! I know it's bad news if you're addicted to it and on it every day, but if you have anxiety and use it as intended, once in a while, it's a lifesaver. I always have 2 low dose valiums in my purse, just knowing they are there makes life a whole lot easier, even if they're untouched for months. Also no hangover or hipster artisanal herb wankery involved :)

BabychamSocialist · 19/03/2017 22:12

I'd like to see Rum make a comeback. My aunty used to swear by it - a little tot every night. She lived to 98 and through two world wars and died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes, so maybe there was something to it.

olderthanyouthink · 19/03/2017 22:12

I'm a bit sick of "Let's go for a drink", tbh, I don't drink and can't wrap my head around the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption I see around me.

Natsku · 19/03/2017 22:16

I want to big up sherry, purely because I read too much Agatha Christie and have a sense that sherry is essential in a household but last time I bought a bottle of sherry it mysteriously disappeared before I got a chance to open it (I think perhaps my OH's little brother might have nicked it, little drunkard that he is).

Kikikaakaa · 19/03/2017 22:16

I've given up drinking and it's not very helpful. It's everywhere I agree and it's annoying

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/03/2017 22:16

another

I know what you mean. For years I have had people sneering at me for drinking gin and tonic, as if I am Elsie Tanner in an old episode of Coronation Street!

Then suddenly it became a "thing" and I am still out of step because I am happy with a Gordons and Schweppes when I should be drinking some £500 a bottle artisanal gin with tonic made with quinine only from the rarest tree in the world.......

I have actually started drinking it with bitter lemon now, catapulting me straight into Old Lady territory!

BakiniAtoll · 19/03/2017 22:18

In my state in the US owning a still is legal (selling the result is illigal) DH is planning a run of gin this year as its his basic moonshine with a juniper

minionsrule · 19/03/2017 22:19

I was in my local supermarket the other day and a guy asked if I wanted to sample the latest 'gin' - must say it looked nice but I said 'No thank you - I was very sick after drinking it many years ago and haven't touched it since'.
He said 'do you know why it made you ill?'
Me 'Yes i drank too much of it'
Him 'No, you didn't drink enough' Grin
I still couldn't be convinced!

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/03/2017 22:21

I hate it when it's made into a joke that we're all supposed to be unable to cope without necking gin, it's so lazy and tiresome

I agree to a point but on Friday I was in Tesco with my 4 youngest and DD4 was playing up a bit. Nothing serious but I was getting a bit stressed. I was herding them down the alcohol aisle as I wanted a teeny bottle of red to make chilli when a woman about my age said smiled and said "I know how you feel, I managed to leave mine at home today" and I said "There is a reason that I am heading for the gin!" We both laughed and that was that. I wasnt and didnt buy gin, but it was shorthand for everything.

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/03/2017 22:23

minions asking people, the majority of whom will have driven there, to try a tot of gin doesnt seem like a very sensible thing to do! No matter how nice it was, I wouldnt risk it.

countingdown2gin · 19/03/2017 22:25

Always been a gin fan and used to get called an old lady in my early 20s for drinking it.

I've noticed it's all fine a bit silly recently. The most annoying part? That I'm pregnant so can't jump on the crazy gin train at the moment Angry

TealStar · 19/03/2017 22:26

QueenOlivine I'm pleased I'm not the only one who thinks this.

The husband of one of my bfs is an alcoholic. She gets pissed off with the constant banging on about gin o clock, wine o clock etc on social media as if it's all a bit of fun. Which for the majority of us it is, but not if you are or you live with an alcoholic.

The constant 'nudge nudge wink wink, is it wine o clock yet?' on every meme, sign, slogan, mummy blog, card etc somehow makes it out that it is normal to be gagging for a drink ALL THE TIME.

I dunno. I like a drink or three but the whole thing pisses me off. It's 'Oooo aren't we naughty'. Except it's not naughty, it's all a bit sad.

Sorry to be so depressing; this is a light hearted thread and I'm being all maudlin and probably a bit judgemental and like you QueenOlivine, I have PMT!

MistressPage · 19/03/2017 22:28

I'm thrilled about the gin revival because you can now get a much better range of nice gins and posh tonics in pubs and supermarkets. The tat doesn't affect me as I don't buy it. I just buy gin instead. I did see a grown woman the other day wearing a t-shirt that said 'Prosecco made me do it' I judged her I'm afraid (for a twat)

MistressPage · 19/03/2017 22:30

And agree with Tealstar re the constant jokes about drinking everywhere. I notice more since I had a baby and stopped drinking regularly. It's a bit tiresome how so much revolves around booze

DJBaggySmalls · 19/03/2017 22:31

Gin is like drinking aftershave.
BabychamSocialist rum cant come back into fashion because it never went out of fashion Grin

BabychamSocialist · 19/03/2017 22:39

Well I hope you're happy. I've now cracked open a bottle of Gin that we got for Christmas. It's a good job I'm not working until Wednesday!

It's called Tanqueray Gin and it's quite nice. I'm surprised because I thought there were only two brands - Gordon's (nice) and Beefeater (cheap).

Butterymuffin · 19/03/2017 22:41

YANBU. I don't like gin. Shock

haveacupoftea · 19/03/2017 22:45

Spiced rum is actually in fashion, and has been for a while, lots of new brands coming out all the time. It just hasnt caught on with the makers of twee shite because its seen as a man's drink and not a woman's.

I think the gin craze, as with most crazes, is actually aimed towards women in their early twenties. Its fabulously exciting at that age to be the first amongst your friends to get everyone drinking some drink that you think you're the first to discover Grin

The 30+ mummies are sadly still lumped into wine o'clock nonsense as mentioned. As if there's nothing as funny as a mum coming home and drinking an entire bottle of wine every evening. Haha Sad

QueenOlivine · 19/03/2017 22:47

Tealstar, yes and if you do dare to not think it's such fun then you are a miserable killjoy and party pooper.

Because of the anxiety meds I'm now on I can hardly drink at all - a half glass of wine just occasionally or very low-alcohol lager (if I have more than that I get horrendous headaches). So I'm really not in that zone at all - I like wine and used to have a glass of wine in the evening to wind down but had to say goodbye to it.

I've found that are some really nice alternatives these days (Sainsbury's alcohol free fizzy wine is my favourite) and that it really makes not much difference. I've traded alcohol for having my anxiety dealt with and it's so worth it. And I have sympathy for other non-drinkers, for whatever reason. Alcohol is so central to everything that if you aren't partaking you always get showered with questions and/or people assume you must be either pregnant, a recovering alcoholic or a joyless self-denying bore. Hmm

Gin, schmin.

KeemaNaan · 19/03/2017 22:48

I love gin and to to gin festivals. That's the only time I drink it though.

Still, gin.

caz323 · 19/03/2017 23:12

Nah, each to his own - I don't like any spirits - can't get worked up about it. If you want spirits, try living in my house - it's not of the alcohol kind! Think I need to start my own wooo thread!

TealStar · 19/03/2017 23:13

queenolivine good luck on the meds, and good for you for prioritising your health.

I've been on a bit of a slippery path with alcohol ever since I started drinking. I'm not an alcoholic but I know I have an unhealthy relationship with booze, having found myself waking up on numerous occasions thanking my lucky stars that I am safe and ok even though I can't remember much about the night before. My dh nearly left me once due to my behaviour and inability to handle my drink. It was then I knew I had to change, so while I'm not teetotal I am so, so much more respectful of alcohol. I have turned my habit around from drinking nearly every night to NOT drinking nearly every night, and when I do I stop as soon as I start to feel giddy, which isn't easy but I'm terrified of losing control again. I've found that my mental health is so much better now.

I just think that booze is serious shit and really needs to be seen as an occasional treat, but hey maybe I'm just a party pooper Smile

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