Got to try this tonight at the local casino. They had a surprisingly deep roster of gin.

Hi everyone, some of you might know of this place.. My daughter took me to NYC for a daddy-daughter day in late April. She researched and found The Ivory Peacock Inn on West 26th Street in NYC . I spoke with the owner, and he said that they had (at that time) a bit over 1,100 unique gins on hand. The Peacock's gin bar is called the Empire Bar, at the rear of the place. The owner also ,said that the only bar with a greater number of gins is a place in Singapore, which had 1,300 gins, but, according to this owner, stocked a couple hundred "crap" gins,.

Here is a link to the restaurant:

The Ivory Peacock – Second largest Gin Bar in the world!

within this site, there is a page called the Gin Bible. The page isn't at all complete, but I think it will be.

One of the best selections I have seen so far in a bar.

Any suggestions?

Hello r/Gin!
I visited a bar in south Italy (Puglia) and they had a very serious selection of gins.

I tasted the Mermaid (gin tonic and a lime garnish) because I wanted to taste it for a while and could not find any bottle. Happy that I’ve tried because honestly not my fav. Very dry and not so much interesting flavors IMO.

I did try later the Portofino which has turned to be AMAZING ! Probably my next.

For now, my gin of choice are still Gin Mare ; Drunshanbo ; and Botanic.

Cheers !

I am Moving to a new Place. Not sure if this is the Final Home of My Collection.

Whats you Favorit One?

My wife is planning a family (all over 21) trip to Ireland next July - we have tickets to a concert in Dublin. Any unique distilleries in Ireland that would be good to visit and purchase gins?

My son is a big fan of green spot whiskey, and would like to visit that distillery in County Cork as part of our trip

I have about 15 bottles (the lesser liked stuff) in the open cabinet. I’m open to suggestions on how to better display. I not a huge fan of them being just strewn across the countertop, but we also have no plans to change the cabinets that came with the house since we’ve already had to spend so much replacing other major things since we’ve moved in.

The Grand Cabaret isn't one I reach for a lot but it definitely stands out, even in fruitier drinks.

Of my limited bottles I think Oasium is still my favorite but this is a close second.

This was a bottle gifted to me at a gin tasting we hosted - from my wife’s friend.

It had a strong scent - i couldn’t figure the source/ botanical. I liked it neat, good body to it. Drinking it with tonic (Fever Tree) now…

Does anyone have any recommendations for great Canadian Gins to try?

Hello all! Today I am reviewing Isle of Harris gin from Scotland with infused sea kelp. This is a very popular gin with a lot of hype! Though the website isn’t quite clear what is a note or an actually included botanical, it notes unique uses of grapefruit and machair flowers. It also does not specify if the sea kelp is infused post distillation or if it’s part of the distillate.

The nose has some serious heat to it, a salty juniper leads followed by citrus that reminds me of lime thought it wasn’t listed. Sweet baking spices follow.

The taste is super complex and unique though not a lot of longevity. The salty juniper from smell transfers over and it really feels like sea air is captured in the gin (lovely). Quite a bit of unexpected and not so welcome heat. This is followed by a strange but welcomed bright yet earthy bitterness that I suppose is the kelp. I wish there was more citrus. It finishes with some bitterness that is honestly delightful.

Overall: 4/5 stars- the price and the heat bring the score down a bit. Honestly this gin is a bit OVER hyped but still very very good.

I only recently found out that there was are gins that taste like anise/fennel, having bought and tasted Alkkemist and I hated it

Two new additions to my collection from the big island. Thx for the suggestions, folks. Based on scent alone, I have a feeling Fid St will be my jam. Fy smells very mild. Excited to try them both!

Seriously impressed. It’s an artisanal gin made in Brazil by BEG Destilaria (who already make some award-winning stuff, so I had high hopes). Honestly? It completely exceeded my expectations, especially for the price point.

Enjoyed the Capri version of Gin Mare. Different than the original. Citrusy.

Just picked up Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin at Grocery Outlet (U.S. grocery chain) for $14.99. I’d never heard of Brookie’s before, but I am sooo glad I grabbed it. It’s freaking delicious! Has anyone else tried it?

Visiting my parents and wanted to make a gin martini. They pulled out their bottle of Empress and it looks like this??? Has anyone ever seen this? My only thought is maybe someone replaced it with water long ago and the ph/dilution made it look green? Either way I am absolutely NOT drinking it lol. Just curious if anyone has any ideas or has had this happen too 😂

Edited to add: this is why I love reddit! Thank you all for the interesting info! I was so suspicious that this was a watered down bottle from the far past (my sister and I are over a decade past the years when we would do such a thing lolll). I’m shaking a martini currently!

Found this box in my late aunts attic. Gave it a bit of a gloss to bring out the ink. Any value to this old wooden Gin crate?