Opihr London Dry Gin Arabian Edition

Opihr has always traced the old spice route through its botanicals, and the Arabian Edition pushes further east. Produced at G&J Distillers in Warrington, one of England's oldest gin houses, it sets traditional gin botanicals against unmistakably oriental notes, cardamom and coffee chief among them, for a London Dry that carries the warmth of an Arabian souk rather than the cool restraint of the genre.

The nose is spicy and juniper-led, with intense cardamom, subtle coffee and a warm aromatic glow. The palate is full-bodied and strong, spicy cardamom and roasted coffee over juniper with a slight sweetness, closing long and faintly smoky as the coffee lingers. Build a G&T with a spiced tonic and a cardamom pod, or pour it into an espresso Martini.