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Gin types and measures
Talith (who got bored of being Caroo and thought new h2g2, new name) Started conversation Nov 6, 2000
There's also another wonderful variety of gin known as Cork (as in the city in the Republic of Ireland). Cork Dry Gin doesn't give you a hangover (which is worth it alone in my book <g>
and is a lemon gin, rather than a lime gin, if you know what I mean
You ought to be careful with your measures too. Here in Northern Ireland our standard spirit measure is 35ml, not 25. That makes a double here a whopping 70ml, very close to an English triple (which would be 75ml). Now, you can't argue with that, can you? 
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