Tastes

This is the Gin that got me drinking gin as a grown man. I had seen a few reviews on other sites and when I saw it at my local store I jumped at the chance to buy it. Now, this is one of the best gins on the market if you like a more citrus focused blend. You do start with a smooth juniper nose that moves to the citrus notes with a soft mellow finish. This makes a great Gin and Tonic and Gimlet with the citrus notes really showing up as you drink. It also makes an amazing Gin and Tonic with grapefruit instead of lime. I do not like grapefruit but with this gin, I do like it. In Martini's only Noilly Prat and Dolin work with it and you need to use a 3 or 4 to 1 ratio in the drink. My only real fault with the liquid is they do not offer a higher proof version but that is it I love everything else about this liquid. In closing my local store has it at half the price listed here so it is right in line with a ton of other wonderful gins. Enjoy!

I finally broke down and bought a bottle of the really nice gin based on the reviews here and my own research. I was not disappointed in the flavor at all it has a near amazing flavor. The classic juniper nose and little hints of some of the other botanicals are right there when you first open the bottle. The liquid itself changes as you sip it and I do recommend a little bit of ice. It has so many flavors that I had to look them all up to try to grasp what I was tasting but it made the drink better knowing what was in there. Now for the bad (sort of) news when this is mixed at my regular portions so many of the flavors disappear. In a Gin and Tonic, I usually do a 3 oz of Gin to 6 oz of Tonic but with this Gin, I have to do 4 or 5 to get the flavors to emerge. In a Martini, I have to add an additional oz to get the flavor I am looking for. With that being said I do realize I have been drinking Naval strength gin leading up to that so I will revisit this in a week or so to see if my tastes change. Overall, this is a very solid, very drinkable gin that someone that likes gin will like it and a novice will not be afraid of it and it is a bit expensive in my area.

I bought this a little while back and wanted to taste it in several drinks before I wrote a review of it especially since this will the Gin's first Rabble Review. So here we go. This is an outstanding and easy drinking Gin. It is a Navy Strength version of the regular Plymouth Gin. However, the botanicals seem to be stronger and more pronounced in this one as well. It has a wonderful juniper nose with a mixture of others and a citrus middle and end. Now if you drink this liquid you had better put on your "big boy drinking pants" because of the difference in proofs if you mix your drinks at the same ratios you will feel it very fast. Plymouth NS makes an outstanding Gin and Tonic (I like mine with two lime wedges) and even with the higher proof it goes down very smoothly. In my Martinis, I do a 3 to 1 ratio of gin to vermouth and it will knock your socks off with this gin. Dolins and Noilly Pratt ED are amazing with this gin. Lastly, a Gimlet was made for this gin. The flavors work so well together and on a hot South Carolina afternoon, it is a little glass of heaven. The only reason I did not score this higher is that it is very hard to find in the liqueur stores around me as only one store carries it regularly. Overall this is an outstanding Gin and I will do my best to keep it in my bar. If you like the original I believe you will like this as well.