Gin = Not manly?

[theriddlen]

Real men drink only used nuclear fuel.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Honestly I'd say gin is more manly than vodka around where i am or of most of the people i know only women drink vodka which is weird but most men stick to your normal scotch whiskey gin rum etc

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Vodka is alcohol for people who don't like the taste of alcohol -- it doesn't have a very strong flavor, which makes it very easy to cover up by mixing it with something else. Gin is more manly simply on virtue of not being baby's first hard liquor.

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[Smooth Operator]

Well the ladies love gin and tonic so I can see the association with it.

And I love how people comment on 40%+ alcohol taste, ofcourse the taste is what we actually drink it for...

 

[Lyri]

So I'm in Taiwan for a bit of work and I've been hanging out with some Scottish visitors. At some point, we started talking about preferred drinks with most of them voting for some mix of vodka. My immediate reaction to the word "Vodka" was blatant disgust and then I told them that I prefer Gin and Tonic or just straight Gin if I was having a bad day.

They told me two things about my preferred alcohol. 1) Gin is a rich/cultured man's liquor 2) Gin is also a girly man's liquor.

Is this a scottish mentality or is Gin generally looked at this way? What are your thoughts on the possible girliness of gin?

Gin is a fabulous drink, ignore the idiots.
It may be a cultured mans drink but you can still use the empty to bottle the neigh sayers.

 

[Vern5]

Gin is awesome, it's my favourite spirit. Gin and Tonic is one of the greatest drinks in the world. But it's got to be quality gin. None of that London's shite. Bombay Sapphire at minimum.
And since I drink it, it is by definition the manliest of drinks.

What Gin has the most quality? I usually get stuck with Tanqueray or Beefeater.

Well, you can't really go wrong with Bombay Sapphire, it's pretty damn good. None of the oily flavours you get with cheaper gin. It's my standard gin whenever I go to buy a bottle.

I've heard good things about Plymouth gin, but I've never seen it for sale in my country. You're American though, you should be able to find it if you want to sample it.

Hendrick's is awesome, but again, really hard to find in Australia.

I wouldn't drink Beefeater unless I couldn't find a better one, but that Tanqueray you mentioned is another I've heard good things about but not sampled myself.

Sadly, the best gin I've had was one I can't remember the name of. It was about $100 per bottle. If I were you, I'd probably go with Bombay Sapphire, but whenever a chance came up to sample a different gin you've never had before, try it and see if it's to your taste.

Honestly, Tanqueray has never really disappointed me. Probably the best Gin I've ever had was the Tanqueray Rangpur, which has a special blend of lime and exotic herbs. I didn't even bother mixing it with anything.

I'll have to look into the Bombay Sapphire. The name just makes it sound great.

Here's something funny in regards to extremely bad gin. I once had a gin and tonic made for me at some crappy club-hosted party. At first drink, I thought it was filled with terrible vodka but there was the weakest hint of pine. I had never been so let down by a bartender in my life.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

The only words I've seen associated with Gin, is "poison". To me it tastes like death. Maybe it's the caribbean parentage, but I drink mostly rum when it comes to spirits. Well, Tequila too.

Drink Victory Gin!

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[Silver PBall]

You know what? I think that whatever they were drinking is girly. Do you see the problem with this mentality?

 

[KarlMonster]

How is Gin not manly? It tastes like a lumberyard and was the preferred home-brew of Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce.

No. That's short for 'bathtub gin.' Most likely it was made from potatoes, and/or whatever wheat that semi-respectable army doctors could get their hands on. So that probably includes the grey slop that was served as "corn". Technically the name of what Hawkeye was drinking was "eaugh!" and it was probably more akin to vodka. Gin is made - at least partly - from juniper berries, and is noticeably different from other liquors.

Whiskey
Vodka
Tequila
Beer
Gin
Brandy
Wine
(strange letters)
Sherry

Well... there are some amazingly good (and expensive) tekillyas which I'll ignore for now

Tequila (+worm) without condiments
Scots whiskey (very bitter)
Vodka/Bourbon (tie)
blended whiskeys
Tequila with condiments
Gin
Brandy

To be fair though, there are some pretty brutal liquers(sp?) out there that I'll call brandy-related
I don't want to be unfair to gin, but it does mix well with many things, and often better than vodka does because gin has more fruit to its taste.

Now Zima is a girly drink! If someone were to hydrolyze normal beer, they would end up with Guinness and Zima.

 

[Murray Whitwell]

Manliness is overcoming the adversity of what people think of your preferred drink and enjoying it.
I mean seriously? A beverage can be girly? Jesus Chris... I guess I shouldn't be surprised that people are stupid enough to judge others on what they like the taste of...
Pay them no mind, OP. If you like it, just drink it. No point sacrificing your enjoyment for the sake of others.

 

[KarlMonster]

Here's something funny in regards to extremely bad gin. I once had a gin and tonic made for me at some crappy club-hosted party. At first drink, I thought it was filled with terrible vodka but there was the weakest hint of pine. I had never been so let down by a bartender in my life.

I thought my vodka/lemonade tasted odd. Then I realized that the bar 'lemonade' was a powder that came in little paper packets. Like wet-naps. Cheers.

 

[DJ_DEnM]

I thought this was a Bleach topic considering there's a character named Gin. xD

 

[gyroscopeboy]

Gin is a fairly hipster drink here in Australia. I prefer beer any day!

 

[Vern5]

Here's something funny in regards to extremely bad gin. I once had a gin and tonic made for me at some crappy club-hosted party. At first drink, I thought it was filled with terrible vodka but there was the weakest hint of pine. I had never been so let down by a bartender in my life.

I thought my vodka/lemonade tasted odd. Then I realized that the bar 'lemonade' was a powder that came in little paper packets. Like wet-naps. Cheers.

I read that and then an image of Dick Dastardly behind a bar wringing wet-naps into a glass of ice and gin popped into my head.

 

[Gaiseric]

Churchill drank Gin. That guy was awesome, so I think it's in no way a girly man's drink.

 

[ACman]

Why are these tough Scottish men drinking vodka? About a girly as it gets unless it's ice cold and neat.

Malt Liqour,... Scotch, Rye, Bourbon.

Rum.

Tequila.

Shit... Gin used to be the navel drink of choice before rum became popular.

Vodka's for northern Europeans and girls. The only spirit that's girlier is Bacardi.

 

[Aidinthel]

Whiskey
Vodka
Tequila
Beer
Gin
Brandy
Wine
MLP;FiM
Sherry

That got a laugh out of me, thanks.

OP: I don't drink alcohol, and not just because I'm not legally allowed to. So by that standard you're at least manlier than I am.

 

[BrownGaijin]

Who am I to judge? I only drink El Patrón Tequila, because I choke on anything else.

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[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

So I'm in Taiwan for a bit of work and I've been hanging out with some Scottish visitors. At some point, we started talking about preferred drinks with most of them voting for some mix of vodka. My immediate reaction to the word "Vodka" was blatant disgust and then I told them that I prefer Gin and Tonic or just straight Gin if I was having a bad day.

They told me two things about my preferred alcohol. 1) Gin is a rich/cultured man's liquor 2) Gin is also a girly man's liquor.

Is this a scottish mentality or is Gin generally looked at this way? What are your thoughts on the possible girliness of gin?

Anyone who tells you Gin is unmanly has either a) a liver made from unobtainium or b) never drunk the stuff before.

Gin is a drink for men, and as far as I'm concerned, there are few better ways to stave of the summer heat than a G'n'T over ice.

 

[Zorg Machine]

no. Gin is a cultured/rich mans liquor fine but it isn't girly in any way.

 

[Telumektar]

I don't think Gin isn't a manly drink. Anyway, I have three standards for measuring the toughness of drinks. This is a recurrent talk with friends, feel free to object or add data at will.

First is what I call the "punch", this is the immediate reaction it generates in the person.
Tequila takes the first spot for dry drinks (those not in mixes, but ice is ok) in this category as sometimes it can be a killer. If I'm not feeling well I preffer to avoid it. Dry Vodka and some Whiskeys would come in second place.

Second is the percentage of alcohol per litre of each drink and the correlative drunkenness you feel after drinking a glass of it (a glass is not an exact measure, tequila gets the small "shot" glasses while whiskey uses the "normal" ones. I wouldn't drink a dry quarter litre of tequila no matter what.) Gin would be up there with some Whiskeys and dry Vodka.

Third comes the type of hangover it generates, measured both in length and harshness.
Tequila and some Wines (generally Red/Burgundy) take the podium, mixed drinks come close (mainly because sometimes I lost count of how much I'm drinking of each), Vodka comes close and Gin too. Whiskey, if taken alone is sort of "safe", so is beer, at least for me.

In this three categories Gin is ok in my book, it has a decent punch and it tastes good, it has quite a considerable ammount of alcohol (between 43º and 47º) and doesn't forgive, and I've never got properly drunk only by drinking mostly Gin but those friends who have have told me that its hangover is just unbearable.
In the same league comes Martini (which is actually a mix) and other "sweet" drinks people think are girly (those generally taken in mixes), try taking them dry, mixed they get camouflaged and take time to process but, after a while, they get you.