The leading narrative in gin over the past two decades has been the emergence of the modern “New Western” style, which prompted a global gin movement, with producers using local ingredients to capture a sense of place.
As that story continues to evolve, a more recent chapter in gin’s history honed in on an iconic, historic cocktail: the Martini. Pandemic-necessitated home bartending, followed by a re-embracing of the classics at bars, combined to elevate the Martini once again and see it enjoy the most love (and riffs) in living memory.
None of that would be possible without gin — more specifically, London Dry and London Dry-adjacent gins. On this list, you’ll discover the pinnacle of those offerings, alongside the leading New Western and terroir-driven expressions, often made with hand-picked, wild ingredients.
This selection represents the best of more than 120 bottles tasted, each submitted (free of charge) by producers, importers, distributors, and PR firms. We tasted them non-blind, factoring price into the equation, with the aim of mirroring how drinkers buy and evaluate spirits.
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It’s hard to think of any other expression — spirit or wine — that delivers as much quality for $15 as this entrant from New Amsterdam. Stratusphere serves clean but
