The Gibson

[cassidain]

So, Mme Cassidain has developed a bit of an infatuation for The Gibson. My firm impression is that classic London Dry junipery Gin is not ideal. Any mixologists among us have a recommendation?

Btw, a recent thread upstairs made mention of generational change. The "Dirty" Martini has become semi-ubiquitous among our juniors, and it renders me ill to see such irreverence for the noble Martini. Far worse than the Vodka Martini, IMHO.

 

[Jim Kelly-Evans]

Is Mme Cassidain a fan of Cary Grant? His cocktail choice on the 20th Century Limited was a Gibson in Hitchcock's "North By Northwest." He didn't specify a particular gin.

 

[Amery]

Perhaps try Hendrick’s?

 

[LuckyKid2]

“Plymouth Gin is recommended for a Gibson, as it has a more citrus-forward taste than London Dry and fewer juniper-forward notes,” explains Chris Miller, director of food and beverage at The Knickerbocker in NYC. In other words, the relatively neutral profile of Plymouth lets the Gibson’s distinctive onion note take center stage.

 

[bkeats]

Celebrate world martini day today by drinking one or three!

Follow Tim Hayward on IG. If it wasn’t for him being so amusing and informative I would think he had a drinking problem.

you have to admire someone who pickles onions for a Gibson.

 

[cec1]

Celebrate world martini day today by drinking one or three!

Follow Tim Hayward on IG. If it wasn’t for him being so amusing and informative I would think he had a drinking problem.

you have to admire someone who pickles onions for a Gibson.

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I like to have a martini, two at the very most -- after three I'm under the table, after four, I'm under my host." Dorothy Parker