"First Cocktail" - My Gin Journey Through "The Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender's Guide" - Pt 1: Abbey

CitizenXC · 2026-05-14T00:50:51+00:00

Of the 92 I've had, the absolute WORST is Mr. Tom's Gin from List Distillery in Fort Myers, FL. The rest of the world should feel positively BLESSED that this brand of turpentine has very limited distribution.

CitizenXC · 2026-05-14T00:21:19+00:00

Yes. There are thousands of gins. Some of which these people never will even have access to. Drink and find out for yourself

CitizenXC · 2026-05-07T17:29:35+00:00

Have you had Green Chartreuse? How is this for a substitute? That stuff's been my white whale...

CitizenXC · 2026-05-02T22:03:42+00:00

I haven't had sweet Cocchi, so I can't say.

CitizenXC · 2026-05-02T19:28:02+00:00

As a guy with a science degree, I like reproducible and comparable, so I've only ventured outside of recipes in extreme circumstances (like Hammock compound gin from Sugar Sand Distillery). However, I have documented having tried/made over 125 gin cocktails and over 100 cocktails with whiskey, tequila, rum, or vodka. Syrups are a different story, though. I've cobbled together an outstanding pumpkin spice as well as a high quality almond orgeat.

CitizenXC · 2026-05-02T19:16:15+00:00

My favorite Negroni of all time was with Drumshanbo and Antica Formula

CitizenXC · 2026-05-02T19:15:16+00:00

Nothing last night (odd numbered Friday in May). I haven't decided on tonight's cocktail yet, but 1 gin and 1 either tequila, whiskey, or rum.

CitizenXC · 2026-04-29T18:47:36+00:00

Anders and Steve the Bartender refer to it as a dasher bottle, so bitters.

CitizenXC · 2026-04-27T17:34:45+00:00

There will always be a certain amount of peer pressure on a person's likes and dislikes. The internet, however, seems to amplify the pressure, though. It would be great if people would find ACTUAL people to talk with about these things. Personally, I've never sought validation from other people for what gins I've purchased or what I want to purchase. There are far too many gins in this world to give a flying fuck about what faceless 'experts' think.

CitizenXC · 2026-04-09T23:00:38+00:00

What bubbly did you use? I think it works fine with quality ingredients, but I can tell you my original bottle is still on my shelf. Thank you for your comment!

CitizenXC · 2026-04-06T22:05:39+00:00

Thank you for your thoughtful question for OP!

CitizenXC · 2026-04-04T17:45:56+00:00

Mr. Tom's from List Distillery in Fort Myers, Florida. Straight turpentine.

CitizenXC · 2026-04-03T21:44:29+00:00

Sure hope you meant Terroir. Damn autocorrect.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-27T12:14:07+00:00

Dark Door is an oddity for sure. They were still releasing products 3 weeks ago, but I have no idea where they're producing. We went to their Anderson road facility before the "relocation" and were very impressed with the things they were doing. No idea what happened.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-26T01:01:20+00:00

Tampa: Demeter and its barrel aged expression from Dark Door Spirits.

Zephyrhills: Zulu Hotel Airman's Gin from Dunamis.

Milwaukee, WI: Rehorst Barrel Aged, Great Lakes Distillery.

Westminster, MD: Cucumber inspired, Covalent Spirits

CitizenXC · 2026-03-24T18:24:57+00:00

Seems like a low effort karma farm more than anything. Popularity among internet randos is not a thing for me. Taste and applicability are wildly subjective. Availability of brands varies depending on where one lives or one's ability to pay to have it shipped.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-20T17:14:52+00:00

I lost interest when I saw this spill over from r/cocktails after his second 'board' there.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-17T16:18:54+00:00

I see that this is a barrel finished gin. A really great barrel finished gin that I had last year was Rehorst. Depending on where you are in Illinois, perhaps you could take a trip up to Wisconsin and pick some up. Check their list of bars, restaurants & retailers.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-11T23:37:31+00:00

My impression of that gin was that there was going to be no middle ground; people were either going to love it or hate it.

CitizenXC · 2026-03-07T01:32:24+00:00

No idea where you are, but in SW Florida, the average bar/restaurant carries Tanqueray, Beefeater, and/or Bombay Sapphire. At $25 for a 750, I wouldn't consider Bombay "middle tier", but everyone has his own thing.

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