Can someone explain the allure of Gin?

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It tastes like petrol to me.

@OscarWildesCat I'm the garden having one now. Lovely

Eyes the sun, waiting for it to sink under the yard arm.

@amazedmummy I'm trying a Negroni, my sister got me a gin pack for my birthday and it was in with it, I'm not convinced, I'll be back on the Hendricks soon. Have you tried Arbikie gin (also called Kirstys gin)?, its lush!. Enjoy.....

Cant stand most alcohol unless it tastes like it'll rot your teeth! Wine tastes like mould to me, like that smell when somethings gone really bad in the fridge, that's what red wine tastes of.

I’m late 40s and have liked gin since my 30s. Dislike the flavoured gins, they really are a different drink entirely.
I really dislike the way gin is served now. Don’t mind the fishbowl glass but far too much ice!!

I usually can't drink as I have gastric reflux but at Christmas I had a glass of Gordons Pink Gin which tasted like strawberries it was lovely - but I miss my old drink JD and Coke

I think it's one of those things, you either have the taste profile or you don't. I read that people who like gin also enjoy black coffee, for example, and that's certainly true for me.

You may have a point there BeesKnee, I don't like coffee! I've tried more than once but can't stand it.

I've tried coffee more than once and it tastes like dirt, gin is good though. Maybe I'm just odd.

I was influenced by this thread, I bought a bottle of tonic water thinking it would be refreshing with ice and lemon.

What IS pink gin? Berry infused gin, or straight gin with angostura bitters? I keep hearing it mentioned so feel curious!

What IS pink gin?

Traditionally, pink gin was gin with Angostura bitters. However, quite a few companies are now using the term for berry-infused gins. I don't think I've ever seen traditional pink gin in a bottle - you would always buy gin and add Angostura bitters separately - so if you see a bottle of "pink gin" in the shops it's almost certainly berry flavoured.

I like gin because it's not too sweet. Seaweed is my favourite at the moment but I do like the flavoured ones as long as it's gin and not gin liquor. I don't like black coffee so I'm an anomaly to what a PP said earlier

No. Or any alcohol for that matter.

It's refreshing if you measure it out properly, just a capful is enough with lots of tonic. Other drinks are very sickly sweet. Apart from Peach schnapps which is nectar of the Gods.

I like proper, dry London gin that tastes of juniper, but I dislike black coffee as is tastes too "thin".

Gin lover here. I find it refreshing, tasty and hangover free ( discovered this one Christmas session with my brother when we got carried away and drank about 12, no hangover at all!) win win.

It tastes rank to me but I think I have a very 'immature palate'. I'm autistic and have a lot of sensory problems with certain strong flavours and especially bitter and sour flavours.

I don't like any of the 'normal' mixers you'd have with gin, either, so that probably doesn't help. Tonic is horrible and I'm not a massive fan of citrus flavours in general.

But I also think coffee tastes revolting and that it literally smells of shit (the number of times I've started glaring at the pets for the smell in the kitchen only to realise it's the coffee maker is ridiculous - nobody else I know has ever confused the two smells!) so what do I know!?

Much prefer wine and tea!

Ah thanks @TooTrueToBeGood

I used to hate it. But my tastes must have changed as now I love it. It's the same with red wine.

Although both the above give me a banging headache!

@Curiosity101 have never tried grapefruit what a cracking idea

Love it. My husband doesn’t he likes bourbon. I hate it. Neither of us would try and change each other’s mind. So what’s your problem?

@berryhead2013 I can't claim any credit . Me and DH went to a food and drink festival and got chatting to one of the people at a fancy Gin booth.

Enjoy!

Really hate gin. I barely drink but if I do, I like a vodka

Vodka doesn't taste of anything other than the mixer you have with it.

Vodka doesn't taste of anything other than the mixer you have with it.

I've heard that said often and yet for me vodka has a very distinctive taste, that I personally don't like, and I can taste it with mixers. We all have variances in our of taste I would guess.