My brother is insane.

[vroomsocko]

Earlier tonight, my brother and I were in conversation and the subject of drinking came up. He revealed to me that he'd never in his life had a martini. Being the responsible brother that I am, I reached for my bottle of Plymouth Gin and stirred him up a glass.

His first complaint was that I hadn't made it with bacon flavored vodka. Then, after

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[newwavezombie]

I believe it is. Stab away.

[sleazyg]

Remember when you didn't drink hard liquor?

Plymouth makes and outstanding sloe gin that's great in an old-school slow gin fizz (as long as drinks with raw egg don't freak you out, which they shouldn't). Finest in the world, though? All due respect to Plymouth for having their own official designate, and it's a really nice gin, but I dunno--I've had some damned fine gins. Hendricks and Millers stand out, but not as much as the two produced by Anchor Steam--the Junipero, which is their London dry style, and the Genevieve, which is a classic old Holland style.

Those last two, of course, are extremely difficult to find and cost-prohibitive, but they're amazing.

Quite like the Old Raj, too. Oh, and when it Seattle last year I tried Portland's own Aviation Gin and was pretty pleased with it.

I have too many hobbies.

[vroomsocko]

Don't get me wrong, Aviation is plenty good, and I'm also a fan of Boodle's. I just use the Finest designation for Plymouth as a way to show my disdain for Bombay Sapphire. That one's a decent gin too, but it's overrated and overhyped by shmucks who don't actually know much about what other gins are out there. It's the Manchester United of booze.