Gin update

It's been since October that I've updated my gin preferences. After tasting a few more gins and getting a better taste for it, here's my new top to bottom list:

1. Tanqueray Ten -- the fruit in this gin is very, very good. I think this has the most complex and nice flavor of any gin I've tasted.
2. Boodles -- that martini I had several months ago still stands out in my mind as one of the best. I have yet to buy a bottle and try it thoroughly though. This is a tentative #2.
   
3. Junipero -- this is Anchor's--a local San Francisco brewery's--gin. Very good, though much less fruity than others.
   
4. Bombay Sapphire -- the old standby. Still the best in gin & tonics. Compared to No. 10, I've decided it doesn't have enough fruit to be very interesting on its own.
   
5. Citadelle -- after two tries on my own, I've been very disappointed with this gin when in a martini. It tastes and smells spectacular straight out of the bottle, very citrusy and complex -- probably as good as or better than No. 10 -- but seems very weak in a martini. It seems like it can't be on ice very long. Absolutely do not shake this one when making a martini, it will be extremely watered down.
   
6. Tanqueray (original) -- still my least favorite.

I'll write another update in a few months, when I've gone through my new bottles and gotten a few more. I think Citadelle cold move up if I figure out how to work with it. Next up to purchase and experiment with are Boodles, Hendrick's, and maybe one of those fancy bottle ones like Van Gogh.