Gin: The Manual

In recent years, gin has shed its old-fashioned image and been reborn as a hot and hip spirit. Now is the time to set out what makes gin special, what its flavours are and how to get the most out of what you buy. Discover how gin is made, what a botanical is and how they affect gin's flavour, and - perhaps most important of all - if there is life beyond the ubiquitous G & T!
This comprehensive guide covers 120 gins from all over the world tested four ways - with tonic water, with lemonade, in a Negroni and in a Martini - and then scored. In addition, each gin is categorized according to an ingenious flavour camp system which highlights its core properties so you know how best to drink it and so get the most from it.
Dave Broom has been writing about drinks for 25 years. Two of his books (Drink! and Rum) won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Book of the Year. He has also won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Writer of the Year twice and recently won the extremely prestigious IWSC Communicator of the Year Award.