Guides and tasting notes

Gin Gifts for Christmas: Bottles for Every Gin Lover, From Pavlova Gin to Navy Strength

A bottle by bottle guide to gin gifts for Christmas, matching each gin to the person who will drink it. From a softer, sweeter pavlova gin to navy strength for the martini maker.

Gin Styles Explained: London Dry, Old Tom, Navy Strength and Sloe

What the style words on a gin label mean: the legal definitions of gin, distilled gin and London gin, why old tom is the sweetened one, what navy strength is and is not, why sloe gin is a liqueur, the two meanings of pink gin, and how Australian distillers use native botanicals.