Broker’s Premium London Dry Gin 40%

Broker's is unapologetically traditional, a handcrafted London Dry distilled in small batches at its own London distillery using the classic method. The botanical bill keeps to the essentials, juniper, coriander, angelica root, cinnamon and citrus, and the small-batch approach is what lends it its notable purity. The whimsical bowler-hatted bottle aside, there is nothing eccentric here: this is British gin-making playing the standards straight.

Juniper leads on the nose, fresh and resinous, with citrus and a fine herbal note behind. The palate is balanced and full, intense juniper softened by subtle citrus and a hint of coriander and pepper, before a long herbal-and-lemon finish. Reach for it in a classic G&T with a quality Indian tonic and a slice of lemon, or build it into a bone-dry Martini.