Gins

An African-inspired gin made with baobab fruit and Cape gooseberry to give it a more exotic feel than other gins.

Copperhead is a Belgian gin based on five botanicals – juniper, cardamom, orange peel, angelica and coriander. A London Dry Gin that makes a great G&T.

The distillers who brought us Hendrick’s beloved cucumber and rose gin have hit on another great innovation: quininated gin. By infusing their spirit with quinine and wormwood, Hendrick’s have created an complex and intriguing drink that pays homage to what is often mixed with gin: tonic and vermouth. The quinine and wormwood flavours are rounded out by blue lotus blossom, which adds bright floral notes to the mix. Although it's delicious in tonic, you might also like to try Orbium with soda - which really lets the gin's flavour shine through - or in a classic cocktail such as a Martinez or Martini.

A batch-distilled US gin, distillers Lee Medoff and Christian Krogstad have teamed up with Seattle mixologist Ryan Magarian to produce a new gin based on the fuller-bodied Dutch style with rye neutral grain spirit and a ‘botanical democracy’ of juniper, cardamom, coriander, lavender, anise, sarsaparilla and orange peel.

An exciting and unusual gin from Islay whisky distillery Bruichladdich, The Botanist is made in a Lomond still christened Ugly Betty and contains no fewer than 31 botanicals, of which 22 are native to the Southern Hebridean island itself. The latter include the likes of mugwort, meadowsweet and the enigmatic Lady's Bedstraw flowers, and the resultant dry gin is described, perhaps unsurprisingly, as 'floral'.

An impressive-looking premium gin from famous wine and spirits merchants Berry Bros & Rudd, No. 3 London Dry is distilled in copper pot stills at De Kuyper in the Netherlands, counts cardamom seeds and grapefruit peel among its botanicals, and has been bottled at an invigorating 46%.

This quintessential London Dry Gin from The Whisky Exchange not only has a personalisable label, but is also made using an expertly-selected blend of seven botanicals, including coriander seed, grapefruit, liquorice root and the key ingredient – juniper. A fresh, elegant gin with citrusy, spicy undercurrents and lively juniper throughout, it is perfect for making cocktails, or simply a classic G&T. It tastes great and makes the perfect personalised gift for any gin fan for any occasion.

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

A complex Japanese gin with refreshing yuzu citrus top notes and a spicy shansho pepper twist. Roku means 'six' in Japanese and refers to the six local, seasonal botanicals which complement eight traditional gin botanicals (juniper berries, coriander, lemon peel, etc) and give this spirit a distinctly Japanese character. The Japanese botanicals are: sakura flower (cherry blossom), sakura leaf, sencha tea, gyokuro tea, sansho pepper and yuzu peel. Try serving this in a gin and tonic with a ginger garnish, which accentuates the citrus notes.

Oxley's is a smart English gin, made using the extremely unusual 'cold distillation' technique. Cold distillation employs a vacuum to remove the pressure from within the still lowering the temperature to below -5°C, causing the spirit to ‘boil’. Cold distillation allows Oxley to better preserve the delicate flavours of its gin botanicals, making for a complex and enjoyable gin.