Every once in awhile, I delve into other spirits (and sometimes wine) to broaden my palate and since I used a Christmas BevMo gift card on mini-bottles of gin, I thought I should give my thoughts on it. *with all due apology to gin bloggers…
The two gins were Broker’s (the be-hatted mini-bottle) and Martin Miller’s.
I tried both straight and then in my favorite cocktail and the simplest, the Gin & Tonic using a basic/simple Food Network website recipe.
I went with the Hat first, Brokers was strong from the get-go. It was hot on initial taste and blazed a burning path through my palate and it was also viscous and a bit on the medicinal side. In the G&A, it was too much gin. I was forced to amp the tonic to compensate.
Miller’s was way more softer which came as a great relief. Also way more herbal with some lemony essence as well. It had both a kick and warmth without going overboard on either. In the G&T there was a serious elderflower note and it was much sweeter. The taste grew on me though.
In the end neither has the right balance for me and I think I would need something smack in the middle to whet my gin whistle.