Star of Bombay Gin, is a variation of Bombay's main product Bombay Sapphire, but has Bergamot orange peel from Calabria and Ambrette seed from Ecuador added in. It is in the style of a London dry gin and is juniper led in taste. It is named after a 182-carat cabochon-cut violet-blue star sapphire from Sri Lanka. The gem was presented to Mary Pickford, the silent film star by her husband, Douglas Fairbanks.

The use of not quite ripe berries being harvested for the gin means that the flavour of the gin is fresh and citrusy. For a garnish I would use raspberries and a spring of mint to bring out the fresh summer flavours. During the winter a slice of orange, flamed is a lovely way to end the day.

Sipsmith Gin, is a London Dry Gin from a microdistillery located in London. It is the first cooper-pot distillery to open within London's city limits in nearly two centuries.It is distilled from English wheat spirit with ten carefully selected botanicals, the gin is than blended with pure water from the Lydwell spring, a source of the River Thames.

The profile of the gin is that of cinnamon, orange, lemon and almonds. It has lovely floral, summer meadow notes, like fresh cut grass with undertones of juniper and zesty orange notes. The palate reveals itself as lemon tart with cream on top. A soft, smooth gin that does not disappoint.

Van Hallers Gin, is the newest product from The Shed Distillery, Drumshanbo Co. Leitrim Ireland. The gin itself is named after Albrecht Von Haller a botanist from the times of the German Enlightenment. In 1736 he establishes the famous Gottingen botanical gardens, which are still there today and is where the botanicals for this particular gin comes from.

This is the must have summer gin of the year. Beautiful with raspberry and mint. The taste profile is the of soft juniper and ginger with hints of lemongrass and hibiscus.