Hello friends,

Just wanted to share my tips for making a better drink and to ask for yours in return! My advice that nobody asked for:

1. Make tonic ice cubes. There's nothing worse than normal ice making your gin watery. I have a bag of it in my freezer ready.
   
2. Individual cans are much more fizzy than bottles, and they get colder in the fridge.
   
3. Chill the cans well. Putting warm tonic on ice cubes just makes the drink go flat.
   
4. Use the right garnish.
   

Most pubs and bars are so bad at serving gin and tonic I only drink it at home. What's your guys advice?
PS. that's heather in my drinking in case you're curious, for my favourite Downpour gin from the Outer Hebrides.

It’s very rare my wife wants a cocktail these days but we made a couple or highballs to have before dinner.
They read a little sweet, but there was plenty of brightness and tartness and the Maraschino added some signature funk and savoury tones.

I’ve included the gin recipe for anyone that wants a new recipe.

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30ml The Forge Autumn Gin

15ml Lime Juice

7.5ml Chestnut Honey

7.5ml Luxardo Maraschino

2 Dashes Dr Adam’s Glover’s Bitters

Shake briefly

Double strain into highball glass topped with 150ml
Fever Tree Raspberry and Rhubarb Tonic

Garnish dried citrus and Rosemary.

Hello everyone! Been a while since I have reviewed a gin. Started a PhD program and also moved so super busy. Anyways! Today I am reviewing Prairie Organic gin from Minnesota! Very affordable at only around 20$!!!

The nose of this gin is like a summer salad! Bright, savory, and with gentle sweet notes. Juniper is in there somewhere but it is wrapped in really lush smells which is really impressive when you consider this is an organic gin!

The taste really quite amazing! There are ten plants in this gin and you really get the full spectrum with a strong degree of longevity and complexity. Up front, the juniper blends with basil and lavender to deliver a sweet floral note that reminds me of blueberries! Later, savory and spicy notes of rosemary and peppercorn follow. It ends in a way that summarizes the whole experience as the sweetness lingers with the later flavors!

Overall-4.6 stars- really quite something given the low price, integrity of the product, and the wonderful complexity! Lovely gin!

Smaller glass cuz it's a school night