Gin & Jenever

A complement to the summer variety, Beefeater's winter gin has been enhanced with additional botanicals including cinnamon, nutmeg and pine shoots. Recommended with warm apple juice, apparently.

The latest in Beefeater master distiller Desmond Payne's range of tweaks to their standard recipe. London Market Gin uses a range of more exotic botanicals, the sort of thing you might find in the London markets when Beefeater founder James Burrough was experimenting. This adds in pomegranate, cardamon and Kaffir lime leaves, to give a spicy and interestingly fruity gin.

Larios's premium gin, made with a mix of 12 botanicals. Quintuple distilled, with orange blossom added during the final distillation.

Trendy younger sibling to Bombay Original, on whose recipe it is based (with a couple of extra botanicals). Credited with kickstarting gin's fashionability since its launch in 1987, Bombay Sapphire has become a truly iconic brand, with its distinctive blue bottle recognisable in bars the world over.

A slightly lighter version of the classic Tanqueray style introduced in 1999. The alcohol may be lighter, but thankfully the palate remains as good as ever.

A top quality gin made using botanicals from Shetland, including Wild Water Mint, Meadowsweet and Sea Pink flowers. Blackwood's is also unusual in that is released with a vintage statement for each small batch distilled.

New version of the old-style gin, Old Tom was a predecessor of the now-ubiquitous London Dry style. Early gin was sweetened to hide harsh impurities.

A traditionally made, pot still distilled London Dry Gin produced in an old distillery near Birmingham.

A retro labelled London Dry Gin distilled in, appropriately, London. It's got a clean juniper led flavour with traditional backup botanicals and a bit of liquorice. And it's got a Fox in a military uniform on the bottle - what more could you want?

The traditional connoisseur's all-time fave, boasting a higher percentage of juniper than any other gin. This magnificent old-style gin is still the benchmark.

A cult gin from Mahon in Menorca, Xoriguer is one of the only gins in the world (alongside Plymouth) to have a geographical indication, Gin de Menorca. Gin has been made on Menorca since the 18th century British occupation and Xoriguer commands a devoted following of happy travellers. Unusually, Xoriguer is made in wood-fired potstills from distilled wine (eau-de-vie) rather than the more usual grain-based distillate, and is rested in oak barrels before bottling.

One of the great old-school style London Gins, Bombay Original was first introduced in 1959 and is the precursor of the now more famous Bombay Sapphire.

Black Zephyr is a premium London Dry gin made with botanicals including elderflower and sweet elderberry.

A modern super premium gin made with 12 botanicals, including poppy, langan and lotus leaves.

An African inspired gin, made near Birmingham but containing baobab fruit and Cape Gooseberry to give it an even more exotic feel than other gins. There is also a stronger version at 48%.

Korenwijn, literally 'corn wine' is a very old-style traditional jenever - the early Dutch antecedent of modern gins. Korenwijn must have a minimum of 51% malt wine (a pot-distilled unaged whisky) in its blend, with the remainder being neutral alcohol. This Korenwijn has been aged for 1 year in oak barrels.

A gin modelled after that served in Gin Palaces back in the mid-19th century. Back in those pre-bottle days the gin would have been stored behind the bar in barrels, ready for tots to be poured, and this recreation has been 'rested' for 3-4 weeks in refill casks to give it a little bit of wood treatment. The result is a lightly coloured gin with a slightly mellower flavour than the regular Hayman's.

A gift pack from Tanqueray, pairing up their excellent export strength gin with a large Copa glass. It's perfect for constructing Spanish style G&T - just add tonic, lots of ice and a handful of lime wedges.

A remarkable gin, infused with a large amount of saffron, a rare and costly spice derived from the crocus flower. In addition to a slightly spicy flavour, this also gives the gin a pale yellow colour.

Excellent small-batch potstill gin, blended with extra-pure Icelandic spring water. Martin Miller's gin is rated at 94 points (Exceptional) by the the Beverage Tasting Institute.