Post #625403 by tofukulele on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 10:50 AM

That's an interesting query. Some "New American" or "New Western" gins are barely gins in the traditional sense. Stuff like New Amsterdam is more like a citrus vodka than a gin IMO. In the case of old school tiki drinks, I tend to stick with proper London dry gins (LDG), as these were the dominant gins available for most of the 20th century. Beefeater is my go-to for LDG. If I want a little smoother gin, I'll use Plymouth. If it's to be lost in a sea of fruit juice, then I'll use Seagram's dry gin (a pretty damn good barrel-aged gin for an extremely low price). That said, there are some great New American gins like Bluecoat that would be a fine addition to any gin-based cocktail. Aloha