This feels like a bit of a non-post and I apologise for there being no gin review attached to this. I do have a valid reason and that is I am milking this man-flu for all it’s worth and currently can’t taste a thing!
Where is Jake in this situation to post a review? I can only assume he is either buried under a pile of nappies or he is trying to get some sleep or he also has man-flu.
So where does that leave this post? Well let’s take a minute to talk about glasses. Along with the usual question of “what gin do you recommend?” or “what should I drink with this gin?”, one of the other common questions is what is the correct glass to drink your G&T from? It’s a valid question, do you use a Hiball glass, a Copa glass or something completely different? In my early days of drinking gin, I went for whatever glass was to hand that would hold a decent measure of gin and leave enough room for a mixer. At this point the pretentious answer would be that I have learned the finer points of tasting gin and it must be savoured from a Copa to truly appreciate the aroma and taste of the botanicals and to keep my drink colder for longer. However, this is not entirely true, while I do have Copa glasses and use them regularly, they are a hand wash only type of glass and that’s just too labour intensive when your drinking window is a couple of hours after your 3 kids go finally go to sleep. It is true that the fragrance of the botanicals tends to hold in the bowl of the glass for longer and this adds to the drink, but for an every day G&T I will reach for a Hiball glass as it’s dishwasher friendly. To that extent, my laziness also stretches to using a pint glass on occasions and making double G&T’s so I don’t have to get up mid tv program. Blasphemy, I know, but sometimes it just has to be done. It’s also perfectly acceptable in my eyes, to drink straight gin from a whisky glass.
In conclusion, use whatever glass you have to hand. If you have a Copa glass then great, you can savour some of the finer points of your gin, but you will not be missing out in any great way if you don’t.
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Right, I think I’m due another Lemsip. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
