Can someone explain the allure of Gin?

[LadyRochfordsHoickedGusset]

It tastes like petrol to me.

I don't like plain gin, I do like flavoured gins though.

Nope, it's vile.

Should add have never tasted petrol but going by the smell...

So flavoured petrol?

I don't like gin either.

Hated gin and tonic for years. Discovered it's tonic that's crap. Gin and anything is fab!

Boo. Hooray.

That's the issue with matters of taste. There's no 'argument' either way. Taste is taste.

Most of new drinkers of gin don't like gin, that's why there is all these flavoured ones.

It's the current fad helped by it is quick to make as doesn't need ageing like other spirits, and is basically vodka and juniper.

It's like drinking perfume. Disgusting stuff.

You like it or you don’t. No drama. I love it. Champagne, on the other hand, is rank.

I love the smell, can't stand the taste, it's just bitter and I don't like bitter

It tastes like petrol to me.
Are you drinking it neat?

I guess Gin is an acquired taste - like all none sweetened alcohol really. I like it, it's fresh and crisp and completely dry, but there was probably a time when I didn't like it. Either way, I always mix it with tonic and sometimes chuck a slice of grapefruit in.

Do you like things like grapefruit and citrus?

Slightly bitter, grown up taste. Clear, clean refreshing. Love it and have done for years

It’s refreshing. Tart. Not over sweet.

It's like perfume to me 🤮, and perfume from the pound shop not channel no.5

it tastes like medicine.
I like it with lenon balm cordiak & sparkling water.

Tastes nice and contains alcohol?

I like it, but cant stand it with tonic. The first time I had it without tonic was a revelation

For me it's the tonic I don't like. I tried gin with lemonade and really liked it.

*Chanel

It's refreshing and not sickly. I've just finished a lovely gin and tonic. It's worth not going for cheap diet tonic. If you think it tastes like petrol you might like a lighter flavoured gin and more tonic.

I never used to like it, until somebody made it for me with loads of lemon/lime and it's the combination of bitter and sour which is lovely.

You do have to like those flavours though - if you prefer latte to black coffee and grapes over goosberries, you're probably not likely to enjoy gin.

Not keen on dry Gin but Lidl,s pink Gin is very nice imo, but you know different strokes for different folks etc I don't like Tea and coffee but I'm aware many people do.

Getting the right tonic really makes a difference. Having said that DH got a bottle of Chapel Down gin and one of their vodka a few weeks ago. Have to say, thought I didn’t like vodka but I’m enjoying that more tbh.

The normal and pink gins taste like hairspray but I recently tried a palma violet one and a unicorn one and really liked both! Had it with lemonade tho not tonic which i believe is against hardcore ginners beliefs

Because it tastes nice?