Mayfair London Dry Gin Six Pm Edition

Mayfair London Dry is built around hand-picked, hand-selected botanicals, juniper joined by orris root, winter savoury, coriander seed and angelica root sourced from across the globe. This Six PM edition is distilled and filtered several times before bottling at a powerful 57.6%, and the brief Mayfair set themselves is a delicate one: a gin that tastes neither too spicy nor too mild, neither too sweet nor too bitter. It is a study in restraint at high proof.

Open the bottle and a spicy, fruity aroma rises, juniper leading with citrus, angelica and liquorice behind. The palate is full-bodied and fruity, the savoury herb and liquorice notes carrying real weight while the spices show themselves clearly. It finishes round and pleasantly long. At this strength it makes a commanding gin and tonic, so keep the garnish simple with a twist of lemon and plenty of ice.