I've seen it happen in other people's lives and now it's happening in mine September 11, 2008 2:19 PM Subscribe
To all the people who have suggested Hendrick's gin with cucumber - thank you. It really is amazing.
More to the point, it is interesting to me that a website, or community, can have a profound effect on one's life. A drink is something of a deep, personal choice and commitment, not to be changed on whim. And yet here it has been changed.
My guess is others may have had a profound shift in thinking or experience because of this smattering of blue and green. If so, I salute you, with fresh cucumber in hand.
More to the point, it is interesting to me that a website, or community, can have a profound effect on one's life. A drink is something of a deep, personal choice and commitment, not to be changed on whim. And yet here it has been changed.
My guess is others may have had a profound shift in thinking or experience because of this smattering of blue and green. If so, I salute you, with fresh cucumber in hand.
Is this another drunk thread? Please let it be another drunk thread.
posted by backseatpilot at 2:34 PM on September 11, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by backseatpilot at 2:34 PM on September 11, 2008 [2 favorites]
I didn't like gin at all until Ambrosia Voyeur and contraption gave me a bottle of Hendrick's. Everything else that claimed to be gin tasted like a bottle of Pine Sol, or worse.
During which I also discovered that Hendrick's tastes really good in green tea. It's like drinking a pine forest with an alpine meadow in it.
posted by loquacious at 2:36 PM on September 11, 2008 [4 favorites]
During which I also discovered that Hendrick's tastes really good in green tea. It's like drinking a pine forest with an alpine meadow in it.
posted by loquacious at 2:36 PM on September 11, 2008 [4 favorites]
That was the first drink I had at the NYC Mefi Meetup we crashed a few weeks back. Careful, they're dangerous. I still am not clear on what the hell I did that night.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 2:39 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by robocop is bleeding at 2:39 PM on September 11, 2008
A drink is something of a deep, personal choice and commitment
Huh? Would I need to be an alcoholic to understand this? A drink is something cool you put in your body to refresh it, and, as long as it tastes good, who gives a fuck?
posted by Eideteker at 2:45 PM on September 11, 2008 [4 favorites]
Huh? Would I need to be an alcoholic to understand this? A drink is something cool you put in your body to refresh it, and, as long as it tastes good, who gives a fuck?
posted by Eideteker at 2:45 PM on September 11, 2008 [4 favorites]
Nobdoy is drnuk hre. moove onn people.
posted by special-k at 2:46 PM on September 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by special-k at 2:46 PM on September 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
Thanks for posting this. I haven't had a nice G&T in way too long. Not to mention that you are like the 10th person to recommend Hendrick's to me. I'll be stopping at BevMo tonight to pick some up and I suggest you all do the same.
posted by dhammond at 2:56 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by dhammond at 2:56 PM on September 11, 2008
It is an excellent gin, though I prefer Plymouth myself for martinis.
Try your Hendrick's/cucumber martini with an added garnish of a very thin slice of key lime in addition to the cucumber. Cheers!
posted by trip and a half at 2:57 PM on September 11, 2008
Try your Hendrick's/cucumber martini with an added garnish of a very thin slice of key lime in addition to the cucumber. Cheers!
posted by trip and a half at 2:57 PM on September 11, 2008
I don't know that I hold with using Hendrick's for g&ts, though, since the t drowns out all the lovely cucumbery goodness of Hendrick's. But it's all good.
posted by rtha at 3:19 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by rtha at 3:19 PM on September 11, 2008
Pimms, lemonade, Sliced cucumber - perfect summer drink.
posted by Artw at 3:36 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by Artw at 3:36 PM on September 11, 2008
(possibly made more perfect by some mint and maybe some bits of citrus fruit)
posted by Artw at 3:40 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by Artw at 3:40 PM on September 11, 2008
The problem with Hendrick's is that it doesn't actually taste like gin. The floral cucumberiness makes it good for adding some much needed oomph to a jug of Pimm's, though.
And, while I'm a fan of a well-made G&T, the truly great gin drink is a very, very cold pink gin. Plymouth, bitters out.
posted by jack_mo at 4:02 PM on September 11, 2008
And, while I'm a fan of a well-made G&T, the truly great gin drink is a very, very cold pink gin. Plymouth, bitters out.
posted by jack_mo at 4:02 PM on September 11, 2008
Ok I got some Hendricks. Now what do I do with this?
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:25 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:25 PM on September 11, 2008
Well, I like Hendrick's best with Fever Tree Tonic Water. It has a much cleaner flavor than the Schweppes crap. Ramos Gin Fizzes are my new favorite decadent gin drink, but when feeling extra lazy, a Tom Collins is quite nice too.
posted by oneirodynia at 4:32 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by oneirodynia at 4:32 PM on September 11, 2008
All I have is Schweppes, but I think it's working. :)
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:49 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:49 PM on September 11, 2008
A newish gin that I'm very fond of is New Amsterdam...it's a bit citrusy, so maybe purists wouldn't dig.
But I'll be trying this other one absolutely.
posted by dawson at 5:34 PM on September 11, 2008
But I'll be trying this other one absolutely.
posted by dawson at 5:34 PM on September 11, 2008
All I have is Schweppes, but I think it's working. :)
Make sure you try it neat, too. Not chilled. Maybe ice if you must. If you like that whole "OMG green! flowers? wtf?" taste (like green teas and such, lemongrass) it's really complex and interesting.
posted by loquacious at 5:48 PM on September 11, 2008
Make sure you try it neat, too. Not chilled. Maybe ice if you must. If you like that whole "OMG green! flowers? wtf?" taste (like green teas and such, lemongrass) it's really complex and interesting.
posted by loquacious at 5:48 PM on September 11, 2008
hee!
I might need to get some more Hendricks today...
For the record, that was part of this which is what happens when a guy switches from booze to GHB.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 5:51 PM on September 11, 2008
I might need to get some more Hendricks today...
For the record, that was part of this which is what happens when a guy switches from booze to GHB.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 5:51 PM on September 11, 2008
Oh girl thatz hot HOT
posted by thirteenkiller at 6:13 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by thirteenkiller at 6:13 PM on September 11, 2008
Hendrick's Bloody Mary. Just sayin'...cukes, tomatoes, use a pickle instead of a celery stick.
If you live in the limited area where they have distribution, Bluecoat (the opposite of redcoat) but it's a whole different gin.
posted by fixedgear at 6:19 PM on September 11, 2008
If you live in the limited area where they have distribution, Bluecoat (the opposite of redcoat) but it's a whole different gin.
posted by fixedgear at 6:19 PM on September 11, 2008
/clinks hendricks G&T he was already drinking against screen.
posted by bonaldi at 7:06 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by bonaldi at 7:06 PM on September 11, 2008
GHB, really? I know alot of people enjoy it, but enough to give up booze? Or are we talking different GHBs?
Also, Hendrick's. Duly noted. I'm usually a Beefeater Gimlet man, myself, when there's no scotch to be had, but floral gin and cucumber sounds interesting enough to try.
posted by piedmont at 8:21 PM on September 11, 2008
Also, Hendrick's. Duly noted. I'm usually a Beefeater Gimlet man, myself, when there's no scotch to be had, but floral gin and cucumber sounds interesting enough to try.
posted by piedmont at 8:21 PM on September 11, 2008
A newish gin that I'm very fond of is New Amsterdam
My good man, I do believe you mean Jenever (or Genever). The Dutch invented the stuff and Amsterdam being a port city were foolish enough to serve a Limey in town for the World Whore Faire. The Reds took a liking to it and tried their hand at brewing some. They diminished the name and flavor to topical anesthetic called Gin.
Hendrinks first came to my attention in an advertisement in the New Yorker. Its goes great with tonic water, arugula with pecans and being smug.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 8:24 PM on September 11, 2008
My good man, I do believe you mean Jenever (or Genever). The Dutch invented the stuff and Amsterdam being a port city were foolish enough to serve a Limey in town for the World Whore Faire. The Reds took a liking to it and tried their hand at brewing some. They diminished the name and flavor to topical anesthetic called Gin.
Hendrinks first came to my attention in an advertisement in the New Yorker. Its goes great with tonic water, arugula with pecans and being smug.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 8:24 PM on September 11, 2008
Hendrick's is indeed deliciouso. Some dude at a Scottish pub in STL (Dressel's for the record) introduced me to it several years back. While I love me a Sapphire and tonic, Hendrick's is something else entirely. Might have to make a trip to the liquor store soon to pick up a bottle.
posted by friendlyjuan at 9:56 PM on September 11, 2008
posted by friendlyjuan at 9:56 PM on September 11, 2008
For the record, that was part of this which is what happens when a guy switches from booze to GHB.
Whoa, are you serious? I've seen more people have convulsions and/or get taken away in ambulances after taking GHB than any other intoxicant. Plus, it tastes like I imagine tea made from sweaty gym socks must taste. He gave up delicious booze for that?
Gah, I need some gin just to rinse the memory of the taste of that awful swill out of my mouth.
posted by oneirodynia at 10:12 PM on September 11, 2008
Whoa, are you serious? I've seen more people have convulsions and/or get taken away in ambulances after taking GHB than any other intoxicant. Plus, it tastes like I imagine tea made from sweaty gym socks must taste. He gave up delicious booze for that?
Gah, I need some gin just to rinse the memory of the taste of that awful swill out of my mouth.
posted by oneirodynia at 10:12 PM on September 11, 2008
ve seen more people have convulsions and/or get taken away in ambulances after taking GHB than any other intoxicant.
Isn't it safer than alcohol at the proper dose?
posted by piedmont at 6:52 AM on September 12, 2008
Isn't it safer than alcohol at the proper dose?
posted by piedmont at 6:52 AM on September 12, 2008
Stood before a bottle of Hendrick's in the Boozemporium yesterday contemplating possibilities. Decided against it. Came home to find this thread. Dammit. Well, I'll try some next time.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 7:47 AM on September 12, 2008
posted by BitterOldPunk at 7:47 AM on September 12, 2008
Does Hendrick's come in smaller bottles for those of us unwilling to make such a major life-changing commitment?
posted by piedmont at 8:17 AM on September 12, 2008
posted by piedmont at 8:17 AM on September 12, 2008
Used to HATE gin, even g&ts (and I love tonic), until I tried Hendrick's. Followed that up with the Rangpur lime Tanqueray. Now I'm actually liking gin. Hurray!
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:43 AM on September 12, 2008
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:43 AM on September 12, 2008
WHOA! did you know tonic water is fluorescent? It's the quinine that does it.
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:45 AM on September 12, 2008
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:45 AM on September 12, 2008
*kicks Migs-signal ineffectually, scowls*
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:58 AM on September 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:58 AM on September 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
IIRC in the K-19 movie they used tonic water under UV around the reactor to simulate the effect of Cherenkov radiation.
posted by Artw at 10:37 AM on September 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 10:37 AM on September 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
Ambrosia Voyeur, the can of Bud Light in that picture is hilarious. That can appears to think it has won a game of King of the Hill against its fellow boozes.
posted by cirocco at 10:56 AM on September 12, 2008
posted by cirocco at 10:56 AM on September 12, 2008
Hendrick's is godly. I am going to have me some when I get home, thanks for reminding.
also AVIATION GIN FTW PORTLAND PRIDE
posted by beefetish at 2:53 PM on September 12, 2008
also AVIATION GIN FTW PORTLAND PRIDE
posted by beefetish at 2:53 PM on September 12, 2008
Hendricks has been supplanted by Rogue Spruce Gin for those adventures to try. It's like drinking a pine tree. A lovely lovely gin tree.
posted by allen.spaulding at 4:44 PM on September 12, 2008
posted by allen.spaulding at 4:44 PM on September 12, 2008
I'll mention this here and then never again.
I love Hendrick's with cucumber. A few years ago I thought I could possibly impress a certain young woman with said concoction. I attended to the grocer's, post haste. I purchased a bottle of gin, a cucumber, and a box of condoms.
My compatriots in the checkout line were nonplussed, to say the least.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 8:57 PM on September 12, 2008 [3 favorites]
I love Hendrick's with cucumber. A few years ago I thought I could possibly impress a certain young woman with said concoction. I attended to the grocer's, post haste. I purchased a bottle of gin, a cucumber, and a box of condoms.
My compatriots in the checkout line were nonplussed, to say the least.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 8:57 PM on September 12, 2008 [3 favorites]
Isn't it safer than alcohol at the proper dose?
No. The issue with GHB is that the dosage/response curve is incredibly steep, and incredibly varied based on a whole bunch of factors. Which makes it impossible to reliably determine a 'proper' does for intoxication (as opposed to a proper dose for anaesthesia, which is easier, but GHB is generally not used for that anymore). Check out Erowid for more info.
Bottom line, GHB is a stupid fucking drug. Have a couple drinks, it feels the same.
Now, on to the Hendrickization of the world... it is not a major life-changing committment to buy a bottle. It is, rather, an exercise in bitter disappointment when you realize how quickly the bottle empties due to the deliciousness of its contents and then the bloody LCBO is closed, for fuck's sake, and you're stuck at a friend's apartment drinking shite vodka and watching full seasons of House on DVD.
Or so I've heard.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 2:46 AM on September 13, 2008
No. The issue with GHB is that the dosage/response curve is incredibly steep, and incredibly varied based on a whole bunch of factors. Which makes it impossible to reliably determine a 'proper' does for intoxication (as opposed to a proper dose for anaesthesia, which is easier, but GHB is generally not used for that anymore). Check out Erowid for more info.
Bottom line, GHB is a stupid fucking drug. Have a couple drinks, it feels the same.
Now, on to the Hendrickization of the world... it is not a major life-changing committment to buy a bottle. It is, rather, an exercise in bitter disappointment when you realize how quickly the bottle empties due to the deliciousness of its contents and then the bloody LCBO is closed, for fuck's sake, and you're stuck at a friend's apartment drinking shite vodka and watching full seasons of House on DVD.
Or so I've heard.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 2:46 AM on September 13, 2008
Now look what you've done - turned me on to Hendricks and Fever Tree (which I managed to get home a few days ago as they hung precariously from my bicycle handlebars).
I Could Drink This Shit All Night™
posted by exogenous at 5:52 PM on September 16, 2008
I Could Drink This Shit All Night™
posted by exogenous at 5:52 PM on September 16, 2008
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