Tanqueray London Dry Gin (47.3%)

Tasted neat from a Glencairn. Naturally I have had this many times in many cocktails. This is my first recorded taste. On the nose this is piney juniper, liquorice and citrus notes. It's well perfumed. Tasted neat this is sweet, definite notes of licorice and the juniper is well forward. There is almost an oily viscosity to the mouth feel. I like tanqueray neat more than I like it in a traditional London dry martini. I have yet to find a vermouth that really works with the tanqueray for me. I have never tried this in a negroni, but I'm not hopeful. I find it mixes better in a drink like a Tom Collins. With tonic there is the same kind of symbiosis that you find with Jack Daniels and Coke. Both of them are improved by the presence of the other. It's simply delightful, especially when served with a hunk of fresh lime in a tall glass of clear ice.

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The juniper is overpowering. It's a one-note gin on my palate.