Gin, juniper, and the rest of the basket

Juniper is the through-line. London Dry is a style name, not a promise that the bottle was filled in London. Contemporary or 'new' gins often turn the volume up on citrus, tea, or floral botanicals. Neither style is the grown-up one.

Bombay Sapphire is the gin on file. Its public story talks about botanicals and vapour infusion. This guide does not copy a proprietary recipe, and it does not store one ABV, because the brand is bottled at more than one strength depending on the market.

A gin and tonic is a serve, not a cocktail page in this directory. The Martini and the Negroni are, because they have stable public specifications. If you are matching a bottle to a drink, start from the cocktail's spirit link, then from taste tags, and stop when the directory runs out.