RIP Franchises of our youths

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

I was anti-gin (not antigen) for a long time, then I met up with a friend a bar (formerly Crazy's in Aptos) where he knew the bartender. I said that I didn't like gin and they proceeded to school me. Gins are wildly different. Some very botanical junipery, but others mild like vodka and still others more floral. Venus in Santa Cruz distills a couple different variants. One is almost amber and very flavorful. 

I like it better than vodka now, but you have to find a good one you like and stick with it. 

--tg

I was thoroughly anti-gin; gin smelled like lighter-fluid, tasted like a medical mistake, and was my alky dad’s booze of choice. I’m still not choosing it as my go-to choice for booze (Scotch of DIE!) but The Divine Dr. J has showed me that gin comes in many varieties and some are quite palatable. She also tutored me on *good*tonic, which gin goes better with lemon or lime, and introduced me to Monkey 47, which is actually pretty damn good.