I'm cross posting this with food and spirits but OB gets more eyes and knows things. I have a colleague that really appreciates gin and I want to send him a gift. Budget is $100-$200. Does anyone have any quality recommendations?

i think the bottle I have right now is called "The Botanist" or something.. I like it, but I don't think it's anything small batch or fancy

Lived in the UK for a while. Our favorite by far was called Silent Pool. We like the blue bottle better than the pink. They just started importing it to the US, but it's the smaller bottle. If you can get someone to get you the bigger bottle from Heathrow or the UK more broadly, that's the move. Added benefit is it's a beautiful bottle. W that budget, get them a blue and pink.

I don't think I've ever bought a gin that cost more than $30-$40. My go to for making drinks is Tanqueray 10.

Solid list.
My ranking would be:
Monkey 47
Botanist
Hendricks
Beefeater
Hell- throw in a bottle of Shiner Gin to boot.

If you want to mix things up a little... mustard anyone?

St. George makes good gin as well. They have an aged gin that is very unique and good, if you are able to find a bottle.

https://www.menshealth.com/technology-gear/g28263996/best-gins/

Citadelle Gin is a good one.

Dingle Gin is my wife's new favorite.

You could also get all the varieties of gunpowder gin as well. Both were favorites on our Ireland trip.

oh no said:

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i think the bottle I have right now is called "The Botanist" or something.. I like it, but I don't think it's anything small batch or fancy

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My favorite. good stuff

DPlainview: Howdy, Sir you DO KNOW GIN, saw your rec for Plymouth Navy Strength, now that is a GIN!

jefftip: Howdy, you might want to check out: https://texags.com/forums/67/topics/3551503. LOTS of Gin!

Also, get him a bottle of Jack Rudy to go with his gin, you can thank me later! I am an old, when I first saw this recommended read the name a Jack Ruby, bringing back OLD memories!

Recommendation for gin on the Outdoor Board?

Murray

Don't be poor, buy Nolet reserve gin.

jwright4288 said:

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Don't be poor, buy Nolet reserve gin.

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I googled high end gin and saw that one. Everything I saw was less than $100 and then Nolet reserve is about $600.

Star of Bombay if you can find it. Last time I got it was at the duty free store in Vancouver.

Tanqueray Ten

Mentioned previously, Plymouth Navy Strength

A few of my favorites are:
No 3 London Dry
Nolets
Tanqueray Ten

T-10 is good and is good if you are mixing it. Nolet's smells like an airplane bathroom to me and once you smell that you can never go back.

The first four I listed are there because they each are very different. M-47 is there because it's the best widely available gin on the planet. Fords is the best G&T London dry gin. Plymouth NS makes a kickass martini but also mixes very well. Hendricks has that cucumber thing you can't get anywhere else.

I am not an Aviation fan, but some like it. Same with Gunpowder, it gets mixed reactions but I generally like it.

If you are on the east coast and can find Conniption out of NC it is very much worth a purchase. Roku (Japan) is also good but less available everywhere.

That's the advantage of buying a multi-pack instead of a very expensive unknown bottle, sooner or later you have to play the odds on a gift.

DPlainview said:

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T-10 is good and is good if you are mixing it.

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Are you drinking your "m-47" neat, or??

Mostly martinis. Sometimes with a cube and a twist. It kills me when people make a gin and tonic with it, but it is tasty like that.

James May's gin is now available in the US. He was in Houston promoting it recently

IMO, there's dozens of great gins out there, many of them already mentioned above. You can't really go wrong with any of them and it's hard to pick a "best."

I can definitively tell you the worst gin I've ever had……… Still Austin…….. like bad Everclear.

Fid Street Gin. It's made in Maui, and it's delicious. Very affordable. Give it a try. It's all I buy now.

I'd recommend a barrell-aged gin like this one (or similar):

Has anyone tried Brokers gin?

Nolet

TAM85 said:

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Has anyone tried Brokers gin?

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Is that the one with the little hat? I like it.

DPlainview said:

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T-10 is good and is good if you are mixing it. Nolet's smells like an airplane bathroom to me and once you smell that you can never go back.

The first four I listed are there because they each are very different. M-47 is there because it's the best widely available gin on the planet. Fords is the best G&T London dry gin. Plymouth NS makes a kickass martini but also mixes very well. Hendricks has that cucumber thing you can't get anywhere else.

I am not an Aviation fan, but some like it. Same with Gunpowder, it gets mixed reactions but I generally like it.

If you are on the east coast and can find Conniption out of NC it is very much worth a purchase. Roku (Japan) is also good but less available everywhere.

That's the advantage of buying a multi-pack instead of a very expensive unknown bottle, sooner or later you have to play the odds on a gift.

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Totally agree. That is the only gin I've purchased that I thought was really bad.