Beefeater Burrough’s Reserve Edition 2

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Brand owner Pernod Ricard/Chivas Brothers

RRP €55, £43, US$62

Markets UK and Spain, then globally from spring

Contact George Quiney: george@rt-com.com

Beefeater Burrough’s Reserve Edition 2 (43% abv) is described as a complex gin resulting from a production process that sees the classic Beefeater London Dry gin rested in hand-selected red and white Bordeaux wine casks. Released in very small batches, the length of resting is judged by Beefeater master distiller Desmond Payne.

The process results in an aromatic pale copper gin that is said to showcase the best qualities of both Beefeater and fine Bordeaux casks. The second edition follows the launch of Beefeater’s first cask-rested gin in 2013, which used Jean de Lillet casks.

Panarea Island

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Brand owner DIS Distillers

RRP €28-35, CA$50

Markets Europe, Canada

Contact Lorenzo & Federico Inga @DIS Distillers: +39 0143 62485, info@mygrappa.it, panareagin.it

Made in Turin, Panarea Island’s (44% abv) USP is to be among the first premium Italian botanical gins, produced exclusively with Italian ingredients and botanicals.

It is made with grain alcohol, distilled juniper and lemon, with “hints of other botanicals such as orange, coriander and myrtle berries”.

The tasting note says: Perfume and taste – persistent and typical with hints of juniper, citrus and myrtle.

Napue Rye Gin

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Brand owner Kyrö Distillery Company

RRP €42, £34.95

Markets Europe

Contact Number One Drinks Company, rubyna@one-drinks.com

Napue (46.3% abv) is a Finnish gin made from rye that comes in a 50cl bottle.

Brand owner Kyrö says: “Gin is the craft beer of spirits: it’s here to stay and there’s no going back to an Old World dominated by few big players. Finnish, rye-based gin seems to occupy a nice, unique space among all the gins coming into the market.”

Napue is described as: “Herbal and sweet with essential oils of meadowsweet. Gentle citrus on the nose. Full-bodied herbal flavour ending with notes of pepper and rye on the tongue.”

Northern Dry/Old Tom gin

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Brand owner Poetic License

RRP £32.50

Markets UK, with plans to expand internationally

Contact Luke Smith, +44 (0)191 5103564, luke@poeticlicensedistillery.co.uk

Poetic License says Northern Dry (43.2% abv) features 13 natural botanicals which are distilled at the company’s base on the north east coast of England. The juniper is said to be finely balanced with green cardamom for a spicy flavour, while undertones of lemon and eucalyptus and the inclusion of Persian lime intensifies the citrus feel and adds a note of perfume.

The company says Old Tom (41.6%) has a sweeter, more peppery taste by comparison due to the use of oak casks and the inclusion of rose petals, which give a slight rose gold tinge colour.

Botanic Kiss

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Brand owner Williams & Humbert

RRP €35

Markets Europe, Asia, travel retail

Contact intl@williams-humbert.com

Bodegas Williams & Humbert says the success of the Botanic gin range launched in 2012 led to the creation of Botanic Kiss (37.5% abv), which takes the botanicals used in its Premium expression and adds red fruits of the forest.

Made in Spain’s sherry region, Jerez de la Frontera, Botanic Premium gin uses 11 botanicals: juniper berries, coriander seed, angelica root, orange peel, lemon peel, orris root powder, liquorice root powder, cassia bark, almond shells, sweet orange along with a touch of buddha’s hand lemon.

Kiss is said to be the result of combining the 11 botanicals with fruits of the forest: strawberries, raspberries and blueberries – these new added ingredients providing the spirit with its distinctive pink colour.

Kaava Sparkling Gin & Sparkling Gin Rosé

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Brand owner Barcelona Brands

RRP €30-€35, US$34, £24

Markets Global

Contact arantxa@barcelonabrands.com

Barcelona Brands has launched a Spanish gin that is carbonated. It says: “We mix the wine alcohol distilled and rectified with the juniper and coriander distillate. We lower the alcohol content of the gin to 40.4% abv with the product obtained from the fermentation of the grape juice.” The company goes on: “As traditionally used in cava elaboration, the expedition liquor is mixed with apple, pear and apricot flavours for Sparkling Gin and with raspberry flavour for Sparkling Gin Rosé. This mixture is then added to the prepared gin. It is lightly carbonated and we have the finished product.”

Malfy Gin

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Brand owner Biggar & Leith

RRP €30, £28, US$28

Markets Italy, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Australia, South Africa, US and UK

Contact iElwyn@biggarandleith.com

T: +1-617-309-6251

Malfy (GQDI: Gin de Qualita Distillato in Italia) is a 41% abv gin distilled by the Vergnano Family in Moncalieri, Italy. Biggar & Leith claims that Italy is actually the birthplace of gin – monks in the 11th century blended juniper (Ginepro in Italian) with wine spirit.

Malfy Gin is distilled with juniper, coriander, Amalfi and Sicilian coast lemon peel and five other botanicals.

Glendalough Wild Autumn botanical

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Brand owner Glendalough Distillery

RRP £39.99-£49.99, €49-€59

Markets Ireland, UK, Germany, global travel retail

Contact team@lightboxbrands.com +44 (0)2032392939, lightboxbrands.com

The Glendalough Distillery, which claims to be Ireland’s first craft distillery, has launched the latest addition to its range of seasonal gins, the Wild Autumn Botanical (41% abv).

Four times a year it produces a new addition to the range using botanicals foraged locally. Each expression is never more than 2,000 bottles.

To make this gin, Glendalough uses six botanicals and, in addition, forages locally in the Wicklow mountains for what is growing wild seasonally. The company says its aim is to recapture “Ireland’s lost heritage of great spirit production and create new, exciting and contemporary brands built around these values”.

Glendalough claims to be the first and only distillery to produce an Irish seasonal gin, picking and distilling the next day.

The botanicals used in this expression include juniper, coriander, fresh lemon peel, angelica root, bitter almond, orris root, darred malt, nettle watermint and clover flowers.