It's funny where you end up in life and how you get there. Who thought I'd end up working for the university I used to study at 20 years ago, whilst living in another city and having roamed around the world having left there after I got my degree. Same to with my spirit journey and general alcohol journey. Alco pops, sweet wine and eventually bland mainstream beer was my go to at Uni. Then into more crafty beers and wines and rums and then whisky. As i dial back my obsession for whisky and straight spirits I find my go to is something despite valiant efforts to get into I despised for most of my just over 40 years..gin and tonic. I'm trying to remember how i eventually started enjoying G&T..it wasn't that long ago. Initially it was about the gin, the tonic was along for the ride and something I didn't want to overpower the gin. Now these days with finding East Imperial tonic (seriously head and shoulders above the competition) I have found I enjoy the tonic as the centrepiece and I often enjoy without gin. Hendricks is a gin that not that long ago I would have been like..eh? Not really that distinctive and I would have moved on to something more flavourful. Now however I'm making the tonic more the centre of attention Hendricks is a great gin, adds a layer of subtlety without becoming the focal point of the drink.