What is the best gin for making a martini?

Your gin choices indicate your amateur status. Pedestrian at best.

Try Oxley and grow up..........

 

I once attended a gin-tasting and took a sip of over a dozen brands...I'm now a Tanqueray man.

 

There's Tanqueray.
And then there's everything else.

 

In my opinion, Noilly Prat is the best dry vermouth for martini-making.

 

As long as it's a screaming cold martini, I like Tanqueray, Saffire, and even Beefeaters. All with Noilly Prat, though. And good olives.

 

Leopolds.

Olives just take up valuable space.

 

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Hendricks, sometimes can be too sweet for me
The Botanist, is a great choice, floral smelling and tasting but not super smooth
Monkey 47, is more unique, has a smokey flavor to it that I like a lot as well
Tanqueray No. 10, was one of my original favorites

 

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I'm partial to Old Raj, by Cadenheads. Like Hendricks and BSaph as well.

Take mine in G&T, though, as my martinis are mostly the vodka variety.

Where are you located, TF? Would love to drink one with you.