GIN: THE MANUAL

In recent years, gin has shed its old-fashioned image and been reborn as a hot and hip spirit. Spirits expert Dave Broom tests and scores 120 gins, each categorised according to an ingenious flavour system, which highlights its core properties and explains how you best to drink and enjoy it. He also reveals how gin is made; what a botanical is and how it alters a gin's flavour; the differences between Dutch, London, Scottish, Spanish and American gin; and life beyond the gin & tonic.