Cotswolds Dry Gin

This here bottle is one of the reasons I fell in love with gin. Escaping the typical austerity of London Dry gins while sticking to form, Cotwolds maintains a traditional style but is able to achieve an intensely aromatic profile and rich texture by using 10x the average volume of botanicals in distillation and forgoing filtration. It's one of my favorites for this reason, bridging the gap between London Dry and more expressive botanical-forward contemporary gins. Because of the density of flavorful essential oils it will form a cloudy louche almost like an absinthe or arak when mixed with water. This allows even more flavors to emerge in your glass: first juniper, then musky flowers, citrus, subtle hints of lavender, lime, eucalyptus, pepper, and cardamom. It makes a great martini and its an absolute steal at this price-point.