Tried Lidl's Hampstead gin.
Didn't like it, even in a G and T ... for me it was sweet and too perfumed.
Now I understand what some people mean when they say they don't like gin because it tastes like cologne.
Anyone got suggestions of what to with 40cl of unwanted gin?
Maybe I could experiment with infusing ...
Anyway, I've gone back to Plymouth gin for its slightly sourer botanicals but, at £25 per 70cl, less often. (who says pricing doesn't cut down drinking ... at £25 it does with me).
Despite looking, I've never found another another of the same style.
I find that the big sellers like Gordons, Bombay Sapphire, Beefeater etc are a bit too "clean" flavoured for me ( i.e. they are "London" style gins ), although palateable.
I have tried various smaller brands (some at high prices !) including Bendicks and so-called Bathtub and so on etc etc... and have stopped experimenting with them because they are too wierd for an old git who "knows what he likes".
I do rather like a Collioure salad, with such anchovies, hard-boiled egg, olives, red peppers etc.
