Batch Badhai Ho! Gin (70cl, 44%)

Batch Badhai Ho! Gin is an Indian-inspired gin from Batch Distillery in Burnley, Lancashire, built around tamarind, bay leaf and fenugreek across an 18-botanical recipe. It is an Innovations limited edition with a production total of 660 bottles. The botanical list also includes angelica, cardamom, cassia, chilli, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, fennel, ginger, juniper, mace, mango, mint, mustard and turmeric. The nose offers sweet, gentle spice; the palate brings subtle spice and gentle warmth, with sweet heat on the finish. IWSC tasters described curried spice with saffron, cardamom and cumin, fruity raisin notes and citrus on the close.