The Invigorating Gin (Gordon's Special Dry London Gin)

Member Name: vinodgm

Product:	Gordon's Special Dry London Gin
Date:	19/04/02 (2548 review reads)
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Advantages: Crisp & Zestful, Invigorating, Of the highest quality

Disadvantages: None other than if you do not like gin, As with all alcholic drinks it must be drunk in moderation

Gordon's is a name synonomous with gin and is the worlds largest selling brand.

Gordon's Gin is produced in in a wopping 150 countries worldwide and 100 million bottles are produced every year.

Gordon's Gin was first produced in London in 1769, which means its been around for around 233 years.

Gordon's Gin is the only brand that boasts of being able to display the Royal Coat of Arms by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

As mentioned earlier the first Gordon's Gin was produced in 1769 in Finsbury. London. The company was created by Alexander Gordon and the ingredients and formula created by him are used till today. The formula is very closely guarded and only the Chief Distiller and certain members of the board are aware of it.

What is known is that Gordon's uses natural botanicals and Italian juniper berries to create their gin.

The flavour is very crisp and zestful and creates an extremely refreshing and invigorating drink.

One of the most popular ways to have your Gordon's is with tonic and a slice of lime. This is my favourite way too. It is best served in a long glass with lots of ice.

Other ways of having it are with fruit juices, especially cranberry and grapefruit juices. Basically the fruit juice should be one that has a powerful taste that can absorb the taste of the gin. If taken with say orange juice the taste of the gin is rather over emphasized, which makes the drink a lot less pleasurable.

It is also very versatile and is widely used in numerous cocktails.

Eveyone who knows there drinks should remember the old Gordon's Gin bottle. The long rather squarish looking bottle with the unmistable yellow and orange coloured label.

Now the new look bottle has been introduced and in line with the companies policy of making the brand more appealing to younger consumers.

The bottles are now in an Emerald Green colour
and are more roundish in shape.The label is now a white coloured one with the wordings in a prononced Italic text.

Naturally the quality of the gin remains unchanged.

It is available in various bottle sizes and the more common ones are the 70cl and the 1 liter bottles. The 70cl. bottles go for around £10.00. This is a very reasonable price for such a high quality spirit with such a distinguished background. The alcholic content is 37.5%, which is in line with most other spirits like whiskey and rum.

Gordon's Dry London Gin is one of those drinks that are ideal for a warm day. Although it is not my favourite drink, I do occasionally treat myself to it, especially on the weekends and in the afternoons.

I tend to drink it more when I travel to West Africa as it's available almost everywhere in the world. However over there they are still using the old bottles.

I know that there are other brands available like Beefeaters and in house brands and even though these are sold at slightly lower prices, I personally could not go for them. First of all the difference in price is not that great, maybe a pound or two at the most. Secondly Gordon's is certainly more full of flavour and crispier than any other brand that I have drunk thorougout my life.

So if you really want to enjoy your gin then it just has to be Gordons.

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