What Types of Gin are There?

[@newfie252]

Hello Bobby, you opened my eyes to gin. And I agree wholeheartedly that Beefeater is fantastic. I have also tried the Brokers and Tanq. All excellent recommendations - thank you.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Hey Colin! Thank you so much for your lovely comment and I’m so glad I could open your eyes! You will have to try the Beefeater pink and Tanqueray Sevilla next! 😊👍

[@BigStickCombat]

Brokers is my favorite.

[@BigStickCombat]

The idea of an American gin is to dial back the juniper (gin must have juniper) in order to let other flavors come to the fore.

[@genebigs]

Proper English gin rules. I'm a patriotic American. However, I prefer English gins. The only American gin I've found that measures up is Sly Fox, from Upstate New York. Beefeater is the standard by which all others should be measured! Thanks Bobby for another great video! You have the rare ability to entertain while informing!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Genebigs! You’re always so kind! Hope you have a very merry Christmas! x😊😊🇺🇸

[@InappropriateStone]

London dry gin, American dry gin, Pink gin, sloe gin, Plymouth gin (still its own category) and lastly Old Tom gin. You're welcome

[@andrewchelsea]

Hi Bobby, great video. Love your enthusiasm. Look forward to see more of your videos on gin.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Andrew Solomon Thanks Andrew and welcome to my channel! 😊👍

[@ericball6000]

Bobby,thanx for that smashing video on all things gin,btw I did get that bottle of Bath Tub Gin,and you are right on the money on that one very very good,have a very Merry Christmas and a happy new gin,cheers

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Hey Eric! Thank you buddy and so glad that I didn’t guide you to something that you didn’t like! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you too my friend! 😊

[@kenneth6102]

Beginner's first drink to alcohol, Every country on Earth: Jolly Shandy (0.5%) Britain: Gin Liquor (20%)

[@nathanhunt9105]

Not sure how I had gone without seeing this so long, but thank you for discussing, very helpful!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

You’re welcome Nathon!

[@karapnw]

Excellent history on gin, especially the old tom. Thanks for putting this together, our cupboards shall never be dry!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Kara! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@GunnerMacIntyre]

Hi Bobby, fantastic channel you got here. Love your straight forward and non-posh way to describe what you experience with the spirits I was wondering about one thing. You did not mention sloe gin? Is that because you consider it a kind of liquor gin? And bonus points for not putting Plymouth gin in is own category, as there is only one, and then it is not much of at type? :) The reason it got is own category is probably because it was specifically named several times (20+ recipes) in the legendary cocktail book "The Savoy Cocktail Book" from the 1930'ies. where all the other gins were just "london dry" or "old tom" -no brand mentioned. (I do love Plymouth gin, and always have one at home) Looking forward to see more great reviews... Keep it up :) Cheers from Denmark

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Gunner MacIntyre! It always lovely to hear that people are enjoying my videos. 😊 It’s a good question and yes, I would consider it a gin liqueur. I don’t actually know much about it to be honest so I might be wrong on that. I was also mindful that I didn’t want to make the video too long! So I just stuck to what I consider to be the main categories. Thanks again for your comment and welcome to my channel 👍😊

[@replayagain93]

Hey bobby, I've tried monkey 47 recently and it blew my mind with its depth of flavor. Now my hendricks taste a little blend. Do you think a tanqueray, beefeater or the botanist will be as good? Great job with the videos by the way. Can really feel your enthusiasm and passion coming through your vids.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

hey replayagain! Thanks ever so much for you lovely comment! Yes Monkey is a very big flavoured gin and I can understand how it made Hendricks a bit bland. Beefeater and Tnaqueray are great but the flavours won't hit you with quite the same force as Monkey. You might prefer Beefeater 24 or Tanqueray 10 as they are more intense versions of the originals. Also, You should definitely try Gunpowder Irish gin as it is similar in taste profile to Monkey. Hope that helps and glad to have you onboard!

[@d.e.v.s.8104]

Very informative thank you. BTW is Genever a Gin?

[@LukeWalstead]

So, Aviation American Gin gets it's own category but Plymouth Gin is in with the London drys? Interesting...

[@tedsexton5406]

You are correct, but I kinda see his logic too. But--ya--Plymouth is my very favorite.

[@UmmBees]

I noticed you didn’t include any barrel rested/barrel aged gins in your list. Maybe they aren’t as popular in the UK as they are becoming here in the states, but I find them really nice and unique. I find they add oakey/whiskey flavors to the gin and with some of them the oak adds a sweetness akin to Old Tom gins without having the added sugar.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Bees This is a really good point which was also made further sown the thread by Caleb Kessler. I definitely could have included it as a category but, you’re right, it is a littler rarer over here and hasn’t really taken off yet. Thanks for letting me know that it’s popular across the pond. I will definitely try to get some as I think that would make a great video. Welcome to my channel Bees and thanks contribution. 😊👍

[@micht475]

I very much enjoy your enthusiasm Bobby! Keep it up!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Michelle! 😊😊

[@buggison]

Love the enthusiasm Bobby! I’m brand new when it comes to enjoying gin but heck your videos only flame my interest 😄

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Anthony! Glad you enjoy them! 😊

[@Hachiko264]

Where do you put gin that doesn't seem to fit into any these? Where would you put like roku and the botanist that is more flowery gins?

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Good point Martha There are a couple of niche categories that I didn’t include as the video would be too long! Maybe I will revisit them in a future one 😊👍

[@holyglockamole8608]

Great stuff. As I said I was a wiskey man who always liked gin and now I'm a gin hound but I dont know a lot about the spirit aside from Beefeater and some classic cocktails. This was helpful. Cheers

[@deekshakamath1202]

Hey Bobby!! Love your videos and your enthusiasm. Have you tried Hapusa - the Indian Himalayan Dry Gin? Would love to hear your review on it.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Deeksha! I haven’t tried that yet but will definitely try to find some! 👍 🇮🇳

[@beefbased89]

For those in America, I highly recommend Aria Gin from Portland, Oregon. Thanks, Bobby, for the fun videos!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Theresa McAllister! So pleased you like them ! 😊😊

[@egemen5578]

Great work Bobby!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Cheers egemen!!👍👍

[@courtcomposer]

Great show man. You are great. If you can get a hold of ELG gin from Denmark. Incredible gin. Let me know. Peace.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks Joseph! I’ll add it to the list! 🇩🇰

[@cantorgauss]

Hello my friend, it would be interesting to speak more about the different ways to make gin (steeping, infusion, vacuum distilation...), there is a lot of different techniques to extract botanical flavors and I think it’s very interesting. Also, you could try to make your own gin by infusing botanical in a neutral spirit. You could even do a video testing a « do it yourself » gin kit, that would be fun. Cheers

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Jeff Vidal Ooh! Great idea Jeff! I will definitely look into this. Especially the ‘make your own kit’ ! Thanks mate!

[@alr.3137]

I would add Compound Gin and the gin adjacents: German Wacholder & Doppelwacholder, Dutch Geneva, and German Steinhager and Schinkenjäger

[@adammarks8289]

Hi Bobby, I’ve been looking to get a new gin, and I’m torn between getting a beefeater, Sipsmith or a Plymouth gin. Between the three which would you say is the nicest according to your taste?

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Wow Adam, that’s a tough question to start the day with! It really depends on what mood I’m in because they are all equally great gins. It would probably be between Beefeater and Sipsmith. I think if I had to make a choice I’d probably go for Beefeater but if you ask me tomorrow I may well say Sipsmith, they are that close! It’s a great choice to have as whichever way you go you will not be disappointed. Hope that kind of helps ! 😊

[@adammarks8289]

No Nonsense Gin Drinking Thank you Bobby for the reply, this definitely helps👍

[@lionlissauer7104]

I recently got into the realms of gin and my favorite bartender - who happens to be a gin enthousiast, owning over 200 bottles of gin - served me a Copperhead Barrel Aged Limited edition a while ago. I mixed it up with a little bit of elderflower I had left from the previous round and he nearly fainted hahaha. He told me that even though it's a London Dry it's best served neat. After my second try (this time without the tonic) I realized it's probably in my current top 3 gins so far: right below Monkey 47 and just above Nolet's.

[@Namka19]

Amazing video again. I was in Russia and bought some Russian gin. Excited about trying it. Also there's this Singaporean gin that has chilli 🙂

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Hey Namka B ! Wow! I’ve never tried Russian gin before! I might have to do a Russian special!!

[@Namka19]

@@nononsensegindrinking5152 The Singaporean gin is called Mandarin Chilli gin made by Tanglin.

[@JohnnyJolt]

Could have done without the under ware shot. LOL. It’s April 1st so I’m gaining to buy another gin. After watching your top 10 I’m going to go looking for the Brokers gin, the Beefeater 24 or maybe the Gunpowder gin. Gunpowder was not in your top 10 but I think I saw it at the store. Thanks for your entertaining and educational videos.

[@gangadevi1163]

Nice information

[@angeloelimelech6346]

Thanks for the new video, Bobby! Someone told me once, that Plymouth gin is a own style of gin. Or is this just marketing and Plymouth is basically a London dry?

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Hey Angelo Elimelech That’s a really good question. It is slightly less dry but technically it’s still a london dry. I think there’s definitely a bit of clever marketing going on there. In my opinion anyway! 😊👍

[@JasminMiettunen]

No Nonsense Gin Reviews I'm not a gin expert, but apparently Nathan O'Neill is, and according to him it is technically a style of gin, and while only one distillery produces it, it wouldn't have to be from that distillery to qualify, there just aren’t other ones making that style currently. “Plymouth was very special because it named in the Savoy Cocktail Book, and it was in 23 gin recipes in the book. It was one of the most significant cocktail books in the world and still is to this day. So to have the actual name physically in it, is very very important. With that, it allowed Plymouth to become very popular in the first part of the 20th century when a lot of gins were coming onto the market.” I think that is significant, since the book was published in 1930 and there definitely were other London Dry gins available, and even very popular, but Harry Craddock specified Plymouth on several occasions. Importantly, it wasn't just his favourite London Dry, because plenty of recipes did call for general “Dry Gin”, but Plymouth was special. euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1930-The-Savoy-Cocktail-Book/62/ For example, this photocopy of the Savoy Cocktail Book shows the first recipe calls for “Dry Gin”, and the second one demands “Plymouth Gin”. I hope I don't come across as condescending or like a smartass, I'm just a history nerd and I happened to read about this yesterday! As a bit of a gin nerd, you hopefully understand 😊 Loved the video, I hadn't come across gin liqueur before! As a history nerd I don't have much experience actually drinking spirits, just an odd passion for cocktail history, so that was a great tip for getting into gin, thank you.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks so much for this Jasmin Miettunen. I didn’t find it condescending at all and I thank you for your thoughts. I bow down to your superior history knowledge and very glad to have you on board! 😊😂

[@garryframpton]

Plymouth was also classed in it's own right because they used to have the contract to supply gin to the navy and the MOD are really specific about ingredients and the distillation process. It also had protected regional status under EU law (like champagne, Stilton, Melton Mowbury pork pies etc). But as they lost the navy contract to Gordons and Brexit is happening neither of these things apply anymore so it's now just classed as a London Dry.

[@kcaleb]

Would there be a barrel aged category? Or is that not really a gin thing. (I'm quite new to gin)

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Caleb Kessler A very good point. It think it could be a category but it’s pretty rare here in the uk and also I didn’t want to make the video too long! I will probably make a separate video on these at some point and I will be sure to give you a mention when I do! 😊👍

[@angeloelimelech6346]

Reserve Gin is a niche product... There are not so many reserve gins on the market and I'm not sure if there is a real demand for it.

[@andymiller3180]

Howdy y’all from the US😂 Dude, you literally make me laugh out loud on almost every video! Thanks for the awesome content. I’m a huge whiskey guy (scotch and bourbon) but my wife mixed me up a Tom Collins a few weeks ago and ever since I’ve been curious and checking out your channel. The tangueray 10 is sooo good. Any recommendations of others that have that bold flavor or does it stand alone? Love the channel. Keep the videos coming my man😉

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Andy Miller Howdy dude! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m just one guy making videos alone in my apartment so it’s so nice to hear feedback like this! Did you see my American gin special a few weeks ago? In regards to recommendations similar to Tanqueray10, definitely Beefeater 24. It might be a bit more tricky to find in the US but some of my other subscribers have found it so it’s there somewhere! Also, I think you might like Gunpowder Gin too 👍🇺🇸

[@andymiller3180]

No Nonsense Gin Reviews thank you sir. I have seen the beefeater before I’ll definitely look for it again. Thanks again my friend 👌🏻

[@JosephTheBurrito]

Maybe in review drink the gins neat and in tonic for added perspective.

[@drufner8305]

I would love for you to review Uncle Val's Botanical!

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Thanks David! I'l add it to the list! 👍

[@tedsexton5406]

Bobby (love you) Plymouth is not a London dry. Others have also mentioned this in the comments.

[@herbertdeniro]

If anyone can answer my question, it´s you. What's the best Sloe Gin I could get? Hayman's, Plymouth, Sipsmith?

[@manuelfonseca1573]

Barr Hill Gin made w/raw honey...have you tried it? I’d love to see a review if you ever get around to it

[@mrhenlo]

Great video as usual! There is a new craft gin from India, made in Goa to be exact, called Stanger and Sons. I hope you get a chance to try it sometime. Do check them out.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Jehan Motashaw Sounds amazing! I will visit India at some point so I will definitely try some! 👍🇮🇳

[@SectorAlphaZero]

Bobby Did You Forgot Bombay Sapphire Because i Would Put That Under A Floral/Botanical Gin Category???? What Do You Think???

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

SectorAlphaZero That’s a good point but I’m not sure that floral gin has its own category. Otherwise we would have to have a different category for every botanical! It’s a bit like Plymouth gin wanting their own category. I believe Plymouth just use no bitter botanicals but I don’t think that warrants it’s own category. Hope that makes sense 😊

[@julenmarita8147]

is it a spirit drink?

[@squiddwizzard8850]

Yes

[@sunshineprogamer]

Hello my friend, I have a doubt here, I've been thinking to ask you this for a while but when I saw the title of this video I thought that my question will finally find an answer, but it didn't, so here's the story, as you know (I comment a lot on your videos) I've been looking for some of the Gin that you praise the most, including Hayman's Old Tom, and I already know where to get it, but this is the fun part, they also have a different type of gin, and it wasn't on your video, so what is Sloe Gin?

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Cool vid

[@shadxcruz]

New Amsterdam (American gin) is good.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

It’s in the list Timothy! 👍

[@awahfaith978]

I love ❤️ gin

[@UnlimitedChi]

What about sloe gin

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

UnlimitedChi Yes, a few people asked about this and I think that sloe gin comes under the fruit gin umbrella. 😊

[@christianolivarius6065]

Sloe gin maybe?

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Mr Oboi Yes, I did consider it but I felt that it belongs in the fruity gin category 😊

[@eduardwalhout1740]

If you by any chance want to pronounce Jenever correctly (its not the Jenever convention) its: and im struggling here because im dutch and im trying to describe it phonenatically in your language, here it goes, Yuh nay vur. The u is like in fur.

[@pupstarproduction15]

Definitely did not expect to see Bobby dance around in his underwear

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Always expect the unexpected on No Nonsense Gin Drinking 👍

[@jorgeisaacguerrero]

the sloe gin I've seen don't have the publicity like the fruity gins (like beefeater strawberry)

[@prnfl]

where's gordons?

[@Skeezik1998]

Dude, don't do your American accent anymore. Love you man, but just, no.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Hey Daniel! Oh no ! You don’t like my American accent! 😫😫😫 Is it not very good or just annoying?

[@Skeezik1998]

@@nononsensegindrinking5152 Well, your American accent was actually just a Texan accent, or at least a stereotypical Texan accent. Not all of us from Texas talk with the stereotypical accent. In truth, there are probably dozens of American accents, just like how in the UK there are dozens of places which could have different influences on the way one speaks.

[@nononsensegindrinking5152]

Daniel McAninch Ah yes, I’ve just realised which bit you’re referring to! This was my ‘cowboy’ American accent that I did when introducing American gin. It was meant to be kind of tongue in cheek and not representative of all Americans. I do lots of accents in my videos and I particularly like to mock the British accent (have a look at my Bathtub gin review). It’s only meant as a bit of fun so hopefully you’re not too offended. Check out my Brooklyn gin review where I do a more ‘normal’ American accent. Maybe you will prefer it?? Anyway, thanks ever so much for the comment. Its always good to hear where I’m going wrong as well as right! Big love Bobby 😊😊 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

[@Skeezik1998]

@@nononsensegindrinking5152 I was never offended, I know it's all good fun.

[@TheBagofcorn]

@@nononsensegindrinking5152 I'm American! And I like your American accents! Keep it up!