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Bombay sapphire is my pick with fever tree tonic

Lots of nice local craft gin here...gin is not a difficult spirit to make vs say Whisky, so I'd look for some local craft gins and experiment.

Hendrik’s gin is my go to after enjoying a G&T at Jaleo. I do want to try Nolet’s only because of their connection with Kettle One vodka.

I’d agree entirely with @m17xr2b about trying the fever tree tonics; they’re great for making the most of your gin. Sometimes ordinary, diet tonics are good because regular tonic can be a bit too sweet, sometimes masking the subtleties of the gin’s botanicals. But that’s a highly-subjective matter of taste.

For a step up to better, mid-level gins, like the HD 600 or 650 ($22-$30), see Farmers, Junipero, and Berkshire Mountain Greylock Gin.

From here you get to the high performers of The Botanist, Brooklyn Gin, Hendricks, and St. George (all $35-40 range) which are like the Aeolus, Clear, or HD 800. St. George is the ZMF of gin: they make two excellent, craft gins, the Terroir and the Botanivore.

Finally, there are great opportunities for modding. In the US, limes are typically added; in the UK, lemons, or for Hendricks, a slice of cucumber. A Meyer lemon makes for a nice variation, as does grapefruit.

I second The Botanist. Hendricks is a solid one. I not so secretly enjoy Kirkland gin alot more than some mainstream and even small batch stuff I have tried. Also for some fun sipping, try a bourbon barrel finished gin from someone like Few.

3rd the Botanist, Tanqueray makes pretty awesome Gin and Tonics. And Brooklyn is solid too. Nolets is also favorite.

Botanist and St George are pretty good for what we can find in Texas. Roku is nice but doesn't really taste like gin. My favorite gin has been this East London Gin Batch #1, but I was only able to find that in London.