Even Buckingham Palace now sells its own bottling, made from botanicals grown on the grounds – and if it’s good enough for the Royal Family, then it must make a decent gift for your mum, if you’re stuck for present ideas this Mother’s Day. Founded a decade ago by husband-and-wife team David and Fiona Boyd-Armstrong, the multi-award-winning Rademon Estate is the birthplace of Shortcross Gin. It can be popped into pretty much any cocktail with harmonious effect, but try it in a martini – silky, fresh and infinitely drinkable.

Boatyard Double Gin | Master of Malt

Besides classic juniper, coriander, cassia and black pepper, you’ll find a clutch of interesting botanicals emerging from the glass: lingonberries, vanilla and meadowsweet included. Ever since the great gin renaissance of the 2010s, new brands have launched on what feels like a daily basis. BOATYARD GIN står på alle måder frem – med sin fyldige smag og smukke flaske kan og må den ikke overses.This double contact method, which Dutch genever distillers would term ‘dubbel gebeide genever’, results in a more pronounced juniper flavour. Hinch operates two informative and hands-on guided tours: the Classic tour, which offers tastings of the distillery’s two flagship whiskies, and the Premium tour, featuring tastings of an additional two. A notable highlight of the guided distillery tour is the opportunity to create a personalised label and wax-dip the bottle by hand — a process the team does for every bottle. Once the most popular whiskey purchased, it fell from grace due to what can be mildly put as a series of unfortunate events, resulting in the closing of all but two distilleries by the 1980s. This transportive London Dry, hailing from southern France, sings with aromatic orange flower, mimosa, pink peppercorn and citrus on both nose and palate.

Boatyard Double Gin

Try it with an antipasti platter in a sun-drenched garden and you might just convince yourself you’re in Tuscany.Soft, smooth and almost nutty in character, with added flair from citrus and Szechuan pepper, it’s complex enough to keep you interested all the way to the bottom of the glass. A modern Scottish-made classic that’s best served as the brand suggests: with a few mint leaves, raspberries and a simple slice of cucumber on the side. Avoid stirring vigorously as this will make the drink lose carbonation and its signature fresh fizz. Aside from a 90-minute tour that takes in Wild Atlantic’s gin and vodka, the distillery also offers four-hour cocktail making classes that include a distillery tour and tapas-style food. The result is bags of juniper flavour that, when paired with the punchy abv, make a full-bodied gin that rounds out beautifully when blended with richer tonics.