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gr's Review:

A solid sangiovese, better than many that carry a black rooster and several that cost more, it's much heavier on the nose, with cherries, than in the mouth where it's pleasantly dry and pleasantly light on tannins.

gr's Review:

A superb gin, amply described in the Cellarbrations vendor review below (New Zealand's water is clean, helping the quality; nine botanicals; overproof). I'll add that, on my tongue anyway, it has a wonderful spiciness that's less assertive than Hendrick's cucumber, but similarly and pleasantly unexpected.

gr's Review:

Once my favorite gin, and easily distinguishable from the base Tanqueray product. It is crisp and clear, with plenty of juniper, and makes a great martini, whether garnished with olives, fruit, or not at all.

gr's Review:

On the lemony side (which isn't a good or a bad thing, just a statement), and since it replaced Tanqueray 10 as my favorite gin, I've moved on to keeping a wide variety of gins around, but Bluecoat remains one of them.

gr's Review:

Despite the name (referencing New Orleans's French Quarter), this is the third spirit from the Philadelphia Distilling company (see also Bluecoat Gin and Penn 1681 Vodka). It's no lightweight, weighing in at 120 proof, but a tasty combination of both petite and grande wormwood with star anise and fennel flavors.

gr's Review:

A good solid, neutral gin, without too much of any particular botanical or citrus. I like it, among other purposes, for a drink I call the Stiles (4 parts Plymouth, 1 part Lillet blanc, 1 part St. Germain liqueur). Irrelevant anecdote: the excellent Eastern Standard restaurant and bar in Boston refers to this as "the Spirit of Plymouth" on their menus.

gr's Review:

One of the best carefully-crafted gins on the market today. The cucumber flavors come through well in a variety of cocktails (try 3 parts Hendrick's to two parts Domaine de Canton - not original, from the label of the latter) and compliment the more typical juniper flavors well.

gr's Review:

What RBoulanger said by way of the Wine Messenger holds overall. I'm having a bit of trouble finding the spices, but that's probably just me.

gr's Review:

Spicy and zesty. Maybe a bit heavy for tempranillo, but it travels well (out of the bottle, wandering around) and drinks like a lighter-side chianti, which pleases me.