10 Jun These gins will help you celebrate World Gin Day
There’s something to celebrate every day of the year, but World Gin Day is always in big letters in our calendar.
Where just a decade or so ago gin had to settle for a supporting role, it has now grabbed Centre Stage.
Go figure: before the g&t “modern style,” a long drink consisted of a liquor, soda, 2 lumps of ice and a slice of lemon.
And now?
A nice gin, premium mixer (no, not a soda so), a special glass, full of ice and with a colorful garnish.
With hundreds of gins to choose from, we list a few that you can celebrate World Gin Day with.
Tarquin’s Gin
For this gin, we travel to Cornwall, England’s most southwestern town.
Here a motley parade of flavors is transformed into gin.
Where just a few years ago the classic London Dry Gin style was dominant, flavoured gin is firmly taking over.
And then you’ve come to the right place at Tarquin’s Gin.
Rhubarb & Raspberry, British Blackberry, Strawberry & Lime, Pink Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin and we could go on and on.
Really.
But we won’t because you get it by now.
Check it out here.
Caorunn Gin
Scotland was one of the first countries to experience an explosion of new gins.
Of course, not very surprising given the number of distilleries there.
They saw their chance to make a distillate that does not need to lie in a barrel for at least three years.
And they can already make quite a pot in those parts.
Balmenach Distillery has the only working Copper Berry Chamber used to make Caorunn (pronounced Ka-Roen and Gaelic for Rowan Berry).
This steam chamber contains 5 drawers on which the botanicals are placed.
The steam soaks in and precipitates, filled with flavor.
In addition to 6 classic gin botanicals, 5 local herbs are used: heather, dandelion, wild gale, Coul Blush apple and rowan berry.
So delicious in the G&T with a few slices of fresh apple as garnish. 
Crafter’s Gin
This gin is made in Estonia and markets 2 varieties.
In addition to the London Dry Gin (Recipe #23), the Aromatic Flower Gin (Recipe #38) is also made here.
The latter has the special property of turning from pale pink to deep purple when mixed with tonic.
Always does great at parties and celebrations, even if you celebrate them on your own.
In the center of Talinn is the Liviko Distillery where with pot stills Mahta and Elfride, is distilled.
The names come from the two founders of Crafter’s Gin.
Each botanical is distilled separately and then blended into the final gin.
Gin Mare Capri
You have long known the classic Gin Mare, of course.
This Spanish gin is based on the flavors of the Mediterranean: basil, thyme, rosemary, Arbequiña olives.
But do the you already know Gin Mare Capri?
This gin has all these botanicals as a base, supplemented by bergamot peel from Calabria and lemon peel from Capri.
Full on citrus, in other words.
And also packaged in a beautiful bottle.
The Stillery’s Most Floral
Floral.
But that won’t surprise you.
This London Dry Gin is made with 18 botanicals, almost all of which are harvested in and around Amsterdam.
Think poppy, daisy, jasmine, rose hip and rhubarb root.
The gin is also winning awards: 2 x gold consecutively at the 2020 World Gin Masters and at the 2021 World Spirits Competition.
Fun fact: The Stillery produces all their distillates from the grain, making them truly one of the few to do so.
Most amazing! 
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