Gin Reviews
Here is my list of Gin Reviews:
- Beefeater London Dry Gin (40 % abv)
- Beefeater 24 London Dry Gin (45 % abv)
- Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin
- Broker’s (Premium London Dry Gin)
- Caorunn Gin
- Citadelle Gin
- Citadelle Reserve Gin (2011 Edition)
- Empire London Dry Gin
- Gordon’s London Dry Gin
- Hendrick’s Gin
- London No. 1 Original Blue Gin
- Magellan Iris Flavoured Gin
- Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin
- No. 3 London Dry Gin
- Port of Barcelona Gin
- Sahara Dry Gin
- Shiver Gin (London Dry)
- Tanqueray No. 10 Gin
- Victoria Gin
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Each Gin Review contains a rating or score out of 100, and these scores can be interpreted using the following scale:
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn’t.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing spirit. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven’t met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
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I use the same Review Methodology for Gin as I have been using for Rum and Whisky. Although this is currently under review. The method I use is detailed here:
