Gin ****

my3cents

Omackeral wrote: »

Someone buy me this

If you forgo your next €40 bottle of gin you should be able to afford it yourself.

Boom_Bap

Gin drinkers are apparently shhhhssssers

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Tequila can f*ck off. I nearly died, no exaggeration, from chugging half a red cup full of that when I was 18. I just remember it dribbling and burning on chin and passing out, it knocked me out within about 5 minutes of chugging it. Devils drink.

I like gin. I've always liked it. My favourite spirit.

I've never felt the need to broadcast it though. And now because of the people that i associate it with, I feel mildly embarrassed to ask for it if I'm out.

ibarelycare

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Gin drinkers are apparently shhhhssssers

the beer revolu

Well, it seems that the gin ****, gin haters, haters of gin ****, gin lovers and the indifferent here almost all agree on the ridiculousness of the fishbowl goblets!

MadYaker

Aren't they just like big wine glasses though? I've never drank gin out of one but they're nice for wine.

2smiggy

MadYaker wrote: »

Aren't they just like big wine glasses though? I've never drank gin out of one but they're nice for wine.

have never used one of those gin glasses myself, but they look a way bigger than any (normal) large wine glasses !!

J Mysterio

MadYaker wrote: »

I've heard this and I doubt it has any basis in science. The active ingredient that gets you drunk is ethanol, it's same in every drink. As far as I know there isn't anything else added to gin that makes you depressed anymore than vodka or beer or whiskey. People who drink 3 bottles of gin a week get depressed because they're alcholics, it would be the same no matter what they drink. It's like saying certain drinks give you worse hangovers, anecdotal nonsense.

I've gotten smashed off pretty much every type of drink there is, it's the quantity that matters, not what form you consume it in.

Patently untrue. Germany has something called the Rheinheitsgebot, which basically means their beers have to be all natural ingredients without additives. Can't say the same for Heino etc.

Boom_Bap

2smiggy wrote: »

have never used one of those gin glasses myself, but they look a way bigger than any (normal) large wine glasses !!

You have to have enough space for the fruit tree or vegetable garden that is put into the drink

J Mysterio

MadYaker wrote: »

I had a friend who used to drink buckfast mixed with jameson and whenever he drank that mix he always got in a fight (and won) he used to blame that paricular drink mixture but i think he just used it as an excuse when he was in the mood for a scrap

Your friend sounds like a cnut and by extension..

Hector Savage

Best opening post ever !

J Mysterio

Ive been drinking Gin for about 15 years.
Gordons and Schweppes, still #1.

jim-mcdee

While I agree the gin **** are annoying I think the resurgence in Gin is a good thing. It has provided employment and opportunity to those who have started distilling it in Ireland and as an occasional Gin drinker, its surely not a bad thing to have a bit of variety from london dry and Cork? The missus has started drinking it lately but she's not a gin wanker by any stretch. She drinks whatever is on offer

J Mysterio

It has seen a boom here alright. Mostly due to how long it takes to produce whiskey. Whiskey distillers can bang out truckloads of Gin while the Whiskey develops.

Just shows if you package something nicely and market it well, twill sell.

Sephiroth_dude

Gin is ****ing rank!

VinLieger

Just got a Gin rack fitted in my house, its glorious

Boom_Bap

VinLieger wrote: »

Just got a Gin rack fitted in my house, its glorious

You should change your username to GinLiker :pac::pac:

begbysback

VinLieger wrote: »

Just got a Gin rack fitted in my house, its glorious

pics?

gerrybbadd

So apparently it's International Gin & Tonic Day

http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/its-international-gin-and-tonic-day-here-are-the-5-key-gin-trends-of-the-year-to-celebrate-810512.html

whoopsadoodles

gerrybbadd wrote: »

So apparently it's International Gin & Tonic Day

http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/its-international-gin-and-tonic-day-here-are-the-5-key-gin-trends-of-the-year-to-celebrate-810512.html

I think this might actually push omackerel off the edge....

4. Infusing gin with a spray mist

To enhance your elixir, Silent Pool have created a flavoured spray – Kaffir Lime Liquid Garnish – which brings a refreshing, crispy zing to your drink.
Each spray covers the surface in a delicate film, which is both ‘intensely flavourful and irresistibly aromatic’, adding an extra dimension to the profile of your martini or G&T.

LadyMacBeth_

I keep reading this thread as "girl ****".

the purple tin

I used to know an oul wan who drank gin and milk. puke!

Omackeral

gerrybbadd wrote: »

So apparently it's International Gin & Tonic Day

TRIGGERED

Mango Joe

Rants are so lovably forgivable when they're done right........



[Anyway its pretty much a victim-less rant - well, nobody worth worrying about anyhow]

Turnipman

J Mysterio wrote: »

Ive been drinking Gin for about 15 years.
Gordons and Schweppes, still #1.

Ditto! - except in my case, it's closer to 35 years!

In a moment of insanity (possibly caused by sunstroke) I foolishly ordered a H*ndr*cks and tonic in Portugal recently and almost had a stroke when it arrived in a glass the size of Marty Morrissey's head with cucumbers floating around instead of lemon or lime. :eek:

Being a stubborn, parsimonious old git I managed to down it all without retching whereupon I promised myself that never again would I be unfaithful to Messrs. Gordon & Schweppe.

Sky King

I like gin. Used to get abuse from people when I occasionally drank it back in the day due to middle aged woman with streaky mascara weeping hysterically while sitting on the stairs connotations as mentioned above.

Now it has beard wax botannical hipster instagram spastic connotations so I cant drink it now either or I'll be associated with the check shirt skinny jeans brigade.

If i wait until it's passé then I'll look like I'm a few years behind the times.

Solution?

Drink at home. Alone. From a mug. In the bath. Fk the begrudgers.

Turnipman

Sky King wrote: »

Solution?

Drink at home. Alone. From a mug. In the bath. Fk the begrudgers.

To achieve the full effect, shouldn't you also be playing a Leonard Cohen LP on the auld stereo?

Omackeral

Turnipman wrote: »

I foolishly ordered a H*ndr*cks and tonic in Portugal recently and almost had a stroke when it arrived in a glass the size of Marty Morrissey's head with cucumbers floating around instead of lemon or lime.

This is sheer poetry.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

This is my favourite thread
The opening post. The put downs. The rants. The outrage. The descriptions.

It's got everything that makes me happy.

Cork Lass

Kadence Greasy Wolverine wrote: »

This is my favourite thread
The opening post. The put downs. The rants. The outrage. The descriptions.

It's got everything that makes me happy.

You should wash that happiness down with a gin - in a big copa glass

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Sorry I couldn't hold something as big as Marty Morriseyes head

Larbre34

I cannot but agree. Yes I'm a bit of young fogey in that Ive been drinking gin since i was in my 20s, but it was just bog ordinary Gordons, Schweppes and lemon or lime, dont give a toss which.

In the last year I've started losing my reason, even in traditional bars, over the poxy copa de balon glasses and the good life worth of veg thrown into it. I must have handed back 20 at this stage and said, 'Oi highball now and give the rest to the rabbit!!'

Sue Pa Key Pa

In my experience, gin makes fat girls cry

The Rape of Lucretia

Or translated into TheIrishTimes-ese :

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/whatever-happened-to-the-humble-gin-and-tonic-1.3259360

Just lacks the punch though doesnt it?
You should still sue the IT for plagiarism OP, even though it is such a shabby rip off of yours.

The original is always the best.

Cantona's Collars

There's a lot to be said for getting poitin in a Big Brother bottle from a friend of a friend who gets it from an auld fella who lives on the side of a hill.Feck gin.

Neyite

Kadence Greasy Wolverine wrote: »

Sorry I couldn't hold something as big as Marty Morriseyes head

The only advantage I can see to having a head-sized glass is that you'd cut out a lot of hanging out at the bar trying to get served.

the beer revolu

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/aldi-wins-christmas-with-their-ginfilled-christmas-tree-baubles-36245175.html

begbysback

SmartinMartin

I think their yank ads are a bit more realistic.

http://https://youtu.be/QORTDHtYkDY

Fanny Wank

This is like any thread where craft beer gets mentioned

**** it, I don't like gin (I do like craft beer despite not having a beard and I'm not a hipster) but if people do like it and enjoy it why not try different types.

Of course there's bandwagoners who'd drink their own piss if they thought it was fashionable and get them Instagram likes but those people are c*nts with or without a gin glass in their hands

cbyrd

Gin makes me sad, complete downer drink for me, give me a decent brandy any day.

But for those who love it dunnes are having a gin and proseccco 'event' this weekend...

OldMrBrennan83

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Omackeral

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Or translated into TheIrishTimes-ese :

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/whatever-happened-to-the-humble-gin-and-tonic-1.3259360

Just lacks the punch though doesnt it?
You should still sue the IT for plagiarism OP, even though it is such a shabby rip off of yours.

The original is always the best.

This line though;

Eamonn Casey, manager of The Westin, says the reasons (for gin's popularity) are manifold. More than anything, though, it’s versatile. “I would say people drink water when they’re thirsty,” says Casey. “If they’re drinking a gin and tonic, it’s an experience.

Wankspeak.

Brief_Lives

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Or translated into TheIrishTimes-ese :

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/whatever-happened-to-the-humble-gin-and-tonic-1.3259360

Just lacks the punch though doesnt it?
You should still sue the IT for plagiarism OP, even though it is such a shabby rip off of yours.

The original is always the best.

Wow... Amy, the un original spoofer..