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French gin distillers. The category has taken off since 2015: each maker plays their own botanicals, macerations and terroir. The best put a landscape in the glass.

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Frequently asked questions

About gin

What makes a good gin?

The quality of the juniper, balance among the botanicals, purity of the base spirit, and the distillation method (vapour infusion versus maceration). A good gin drinks neat or barely diluted.

Which tonic for which gin?

A floral gin calls for a light tonic (Fever-Tree Indian, Fentimans Light). A dry, strong gin stands up to a more bitter tonic. Avoid overly sweet tonics, which flatten the gin.

Why so much French gin now?

Distilling from neutral spirit is straightforward, the botanicals can be 100% local, and creativity is unrestricted: no binding AOC rules. Fertile ground for new distillers.