Gin Advent Calendar Day 13: The Post-Party Gin

Photo: A hand holding a small glass bottle of gin in sharp focus against a soft, blurred background with warm peachy-pink tones. The bottle has a black screw cap and a pale mint green or cream-coloured label with "THE LAKES DISTILLERY" logo at the top in a cloud-like decorative border, followed by "Classic Gin" and "Gin" below. The bottle contains pale golden liquid. The background is deliberately out of focus, showing warm lighting and indistinct shapes suggesting people and interior furnishings.

We’ve been out at a party. This means we are tired, slightly dishevelled, and in no mood for any nonsense. The last thing we need is a challenging or, heaven forbid, another disappointing gin. For Day 13, unlucky for some, the advent calendar has decided to serve up The Lakes Classic Gin.

A classic gin feels like a safe bet. It’s the gin equivalent of putting on a comfortable pair of slippers after a long night in shoes that were a bad idea from the start.

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Day 13: The Lakes Classic Gin

Gin: The Lakes Classic Gin ABV: 46% Style: London Dry Gin

The tasting was a brief, low-energy affair. The verdict? It’s a gin. A perfectly acceptable, standard-issue gin. MrsVark noted it was “quite soft” and “much nicer with tonic,” which is probably the most ringing endorsement you can give to a gin when you’re exhausted. It’s not harsh, it does the job, but it didn’t have the “lush” quality of yesterday’s triumph [5].

Sometimes, though, “perfectly acceptable” is exactly what’s required. It’s a reliable, unremarkable gin for an unreliable, unremarkable end to the evening.

Verdict: 7/10 – A solid, if unexciting, classic. Does what it says on the tin.

The Running Tally

  • Day 1 (Sipsmith’s): Solid start – 8/10
  • Day 2 (Gordon’s Lemon): Cleaning product disaster – 2/10
  • Day 3 (Tanqueray): Respectable recovery – 7/10
  • Day 4 (Darnley’s Navy Strength): Quality gin, questionable timing – 7/10
  • Day 5 (Moonshot Gin): A low-energy but decent gin – 7/10
  • Day 6 (Edinburgh Raspberry): A house divided – 7.5/10
  • Day 7 (Tanqueray Blackcurrant): Solidly mid-range – 6/10
  • Day 8 (Bathtub Gin): Excellent – 9/10
  • Day 9 (Boatyard Sloe Gin): A triumph – 9/10
  • Day 10 (Greater Than Gin): Solidly average – 7/10
  • Day 11 (Hendrick’s Grand Cabaret): A resounding success – 9/10
  • Day 12 (Caorunn Scottish Raspberry): Drunkenly approved – 8/10
  • Day 13 (The Lakes Classic Gin): Perfectly acceptable – 7/10

Success Rate: 92.3% (twelve good, one miss)

The Calendar: Drinks by the Dram Gin Advent Calendar
Previous days: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Days 7, 8 & 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12

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