Cruisedreamer1 Posted September 7, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Do the Regatta bars have Rose's sweeten lime juice? A gin and tonic without it is blah. Also what kind of tonic is offered? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 7, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, Cruisedreamer1 said: Do the Regatta bars have Rose's sweeten lime juice? A gin and tonic without it is blah. Also what kind of tonic is offered? Thanks. If you’re unhappy with the G&Ts you’ve been served in the past, you may want to change whatever gin you specify (if any) and stick with fresh squeezed lime juice plus Fever Tree Tonic. FWIW, O’s Martini’s Bars now have Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin. Try it. Of course, they also have old standards like Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks (though, with Hendricks, you may want to swap out the lime and try cucumber - which is a better compliment to its flavor profile. Related to this: Though not easy to find in the US, there are other excellent Irish gins - each very distinctive in flavor. My favorite is Dingle (with the added bonus that it’s relatively inexpensive - though very hard to find). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted September 7, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Second the recommendation on the Gunpowder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedreamer1 Posted September 8, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Thanks! Now I know to order my G & Ts with a specific gin and ask for Fever Tree which I love. I will try the Drumshanbo Gin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCroisiereS'amuse Posted September 8, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Martinis do have it - I like my Gimlets with half Rose's half fresh lime juice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 8, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, LaCroisiereS'amuse said: Martinis do have it - I like my Gimlets with half Rose's half fresh lime juice. How about trying all fresh lime juice with a little simple syrup instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedreamer1 Posted September 8, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Thanks for the help. I, on past O cruises just asked for a drink without specifying brand or what else and was always disappointed in the quality of the drink. Now I know to be more discriminating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 8, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, Cruisedreamer1 said: Thanks for the help. I, on past O cruises just asked for a drink without specifying brand or what else and was always disappointed in the quality of the drink. Now I know to be more discriminating. Yes ask for the brand of Gin (spirit) you like DH did not care for Hendricks/cucumber 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted September 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 hours ago, Cruisedreamer1 said: Thanks for the help. I, on past O cruises just asked for a drink without specifying brand or what else and was always disappointed in the quality of the drink. Now I know to be more discriminating. The size of the drink is also disappointing. The martinis are the itsy-bitsiest little drinks I ever saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejohansen341970 Posted September 10, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Rose's is the MOST important ingredient in any gimlet IMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 10, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, ejohansen341970 said: Rose's is the MOST important ingredient in any gimlet IMHO While Rose’s was popular many many (did I remember to say many?) years ago, no self respecting bartender would use it today.Fresh line with a little simple syrup is widely preferred now. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/gimlet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted September 10, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: While Rose’s was popular many many (did I remember to say many?) years ago, no self respecting bartender would use it today.Fresh line with a little simple syrup is widely preferred now. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/gimlet/ Yeah, simple syrup sounds so cool, but it's just sugar water. Hummingbirds love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted September 10, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: remember to say many?) years ago, no self respecting bartender would use it today.Fresh line with a little simple syrup is widely preferred now. Roses lime juice - Water, Lime Juice from Concentrate (5%), Sugar, Citric Acid, Flavourings, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Colours (Carotenes, Green S). I’ll stick to the more natural product I prefer a less sweet G & T, in fact Fever Tree tonic tastes much less sweet than Schweppes. Now my preferred drink is 2 ounce Grey Goose, 1 can Fever Tree, squeeze of lemon and a squeeze of lime What is green S? Green S is a green synthetic coal tar triarylmethane dye Edited September 10, 2022 by Robjame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 10, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Robjame said: I prefer a less sweet G & T, in fact Fever Tree tonic tastes much less sweet than Schweppes. Now my preferred drink is 2 ounce Grey Goose, 1 can Fever Tree, squeeze of lemon and a squeeze of lime I thought Grey Goose was vodka ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted September 10, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LHT28 said: Grey Goose was vodka Yes it is - I have been unable to find a name for that cocktail though it is very popular - only G&T with vodka I guess vodka tonic is more correct Edited September 10, 2022 by Robjame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 10, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 10, 2022 DH likes Tangueray Rangpur gin with tonic less sweet than some drinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted September 10, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, LHT28 said: DH likes Tangueray Rangpur gin with tonic less sweet than some drinks My first alcohol was at 16 years of age splitting a bottle of lemon gin straight at Mosport .. . . Have never been able to stand gin, or the smell of gin, since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 10, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Robjame said: My first alcohol was at 16 years of age splitting a bottle of lemon gin straight at Mosport .. . . Have never been able to stand gin, or the smell of gin, since. ahh Mosport the good old days 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfreyb Posted September 10, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I prefer my gimlet with freshly squeezed lime juice. The barman on the Riviera made it several times for me on our cruise In July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 10, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, shepherd really said: Yeah, simple syrup sounds so cool, but it's just sugar water. Hummingbirds love it. Duh! What do you think is used to make Rose’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted September 10, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 10, 2022 8 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: While Rose’s was popular many many (did I remember to say many?) years ago, no self respecting bartender would use it today.Fresh line with a little simple syrup is widely preferred now. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/gimlet/ 4 minutes ago, Flatbush Flyer said: Duh! What do you think is used to make Rose’s? Duh. yourself. So, you use the same ingredients as a non-self-respecting bartender, but just want to name them individually. That's not how one gains self-respect, it's just pedantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 10, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, shepherd really said: ....the same ingredients as a non-self-respecting bartender, but just want to name them individually..... Pay attention to the actual/significant difference: See Robjame’s above post listing ALL the ingredients in Rose’s: Roses lime juice - Water, Lime Juice from Concentrate (5%), Sugar, Citric Acid, Flavourings, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Colours (Carotenes, Green S). What is green S? Green S is a green synthetic coal tar triarylmethane dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejohansen341970 Posted September 10, 2022 #23 Share Posted September 10, 2022 14 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: While Rose’s was popular many many (did I remember to say many?) years ago, no self respecting bartender would use it today.Fresh line with a little simple syrup is widely preferred now. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/gimlet/ I prefer Roses as it has just enough sweetness for the gimlet, which I like on the rocks. The drink is old school and was introduced to me by my dad who has one every day. It's how we like it. Have had the new version with fresh lime and it is a completely different taste and not to my liking. I also like to drink vodka and soda with just a splash (less than a teaspoon) of Rose's, very refreshing and not nearly as strong as a Gimlet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted September 10, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, ejohansen341970 said: I prefer Roses as it has just enough sweetness for the gimlet, which I like on the rocks. The drink is old school and was introduced to me by my dad who has one every day. It's how we like it. Have had the new version with fresh lime and it is a completely different taste and not to my liking. I also like to drink vodka and soda with just a splash (less than a teaspoon) of Rose's, very refreshing and not nearly as strong as a Gimlet. I had forgotten all about gimlets until this subject came up. I agree with you that Rose's just has a particular flavor that makes a gimlet a gimlet. Of course, fresh lime juice definitely has its place (I'm looking at you Margarita). A gimlet was the very first cocktail I ever had at the ripe old age of 18 at Simpson's in London. Purchased for me by my teetotaler father. Completely out of character for him. Good times! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCroisiereS'amuse Posted September 11, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 8:46 PM, Flatbush Flyer said: How about trying all fresh lime juice with a little simple syrup instead? I have & I know what I like 🍸 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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