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NEWS, REVIEWS AND TIPS FOR COOKS AND WINE LOVERS, BY JOANNA SIMON
There is no stopping gin’s ascent and the flurry of distinctive new brands, three of which are pictured above. Botanicals such
as Tasmanian pepperberry and lemon myrtle betray the Australian origins of Four Pillars, which is distilled in the Yarra Valley
(£41.25, eclectictastes.co.uk). For Rock Rose, botanicals are foraged around a distillery in Dunnet, Caithness – mainland
Britain’s most northerly distillery – and include rose root and sea buckthorn (£34, rockrosegin.co.uk). Jinzu is a British gin
with a Japanese flavour: the botanicals include yuzu and cherry blossom, and sake is blended into it (£35, thewhisky
exchange.com). A good book for profiles of individual gins is Ian Buxton’s new 101 Gins to Try Before You Die (Birlinn, £12.99).

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