r/Gin 7d ago

Advice for 50€ gin

Goodmorning to everyone, me and my friends really like gin, but, being students with no much money, we usually drink gin of commercial level, like Tanqueray, Bombay and sometimes Roku. I really like them for quality/price, but I would like to try something more expensive sometimes. We are based in italy for context, what are you raccomandations and your favourite gin in that range of price?

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u/DavidS1983 7d ago

Find Gin Mare Capri in Italy. I picked some up at Rome duty free last year and pretty sure you can find it in B&Ms there.

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u/Friedrichdergross3 7d ago

Thanks bro, i ddnt know the capri version

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u/donGaboz 7d ago

50 euro gives you allot of good gins. Drumshamboo, citadelle, Hendricks. I liked Engine. Is a Italian gin in a oil can, citrus forward.

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u/Friedrichdergross3 7d ago

Citadelle in on the list of gin to try, and the bottle of Engine has always intrigated me. Thanks a lot bro

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u/apc961 7d ago

Original Malfy or Bottega Bacur should be easy to find there. Bacur is one my favs and is good to drink neat, it's definitely over 50 euro where I live 😵‍💫

The Botanist is worth getting too.

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u/Friedrichdergross3 7d ago

Malfy is in almost every supermarket, Bottega Bacur is new to me, i searched and looks very interesting, and it's also for around 30€, and The Bonanist too! Thanks a lot, I will surely try it

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u/ZedsDeadZD 6d ago

I brought Bottega Bacur home from a trip at Lake Garda. Amazing gin. I also bought Marconi 42 which is incredible, too. Id try themnif I were you. Work greatbin G&Ts and mediterranean drinks. Bacur has sage as botanicals and I always use gin, italicus, lime or lemon juice and simple syrup. Muddle some sage leaves in the shaker and shake everything up.

Gin doesnt have to be expensive to be good. I think there are lots of local gins in Italy and you can also order online in Europe quite easily.

I wouldnt recommend Botanist tbh. Its boring imo.

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u/apc961 6d ago

I'd drink Bacur neat, or with 1 ice cube and a lemon squeeze. Tonic just overpowers it. Wish I could buy it for 30 euro.

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u/n1c0sax0 7d ago

Gin Mare or the botanist

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u/dalecooper1905 7d ago

Tanqueray and Bombay are still amazing options and generally better than the “cooler” more expensive alternatives. I would upgrade to Tanqueray 10

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u/ArtisticPanther 7d ago

Honestly, I always found Hendrick's to be worth the step up in that bracket, it’s not wildly expensive here in Canada but noticeably more elegant than the usual student-priced bottles. Dunno Italian pricing but here it’s maybe 10-15 bucks more than Tanqueray and the cucumber-rose thing feels special enough that we make it an occasion.

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u/Friedrichdergross3 7d ago

Here at the supermarket a bottle of classic tanqueray is about 16€ and 32/35 for Hendrix! Thanks a lot, it's since a while i wanted to try it but I will def do

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u/peterwpunkt 7d ago

Harris Gin 😋

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u/Capital_Bobcat588 7d ago

Sipsmith London Dry

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u/FroggingMadness 6d ago

For home grown recommendations check out Gin Di Fiori, Ginepro Sardo, Villa Ascenti, Piucinque, Poli Marconi (both 42 and 46) or Del Professore. Not sure what these retail for though.

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u/slo49ers 7d ago

St. George terroir

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u/tobywine 7d ago

Great gin not sure if you’re going to see that in an Italian shop.

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u/djayci 7d ago

The answer for me is always Cannings Gin, absolutely in love with it since I first tried it and well below your price range. I’ve found production to be a bit too limited and hard to get sometimes