Downpour Scottish Dry Gin (70cl, 46%)

Downpour Scottish Dry Gin is made by North Uist Distillery. Wild-collected heather flowers from Uist give it a floral and honey-like note, and the recipe uses double the botanical concentration by weight compared with the industry average so the aromas remain clear when mixed with tonic. Essential oils from the botanicals create a natural cloudiness in the glass while the gin stays clear in the bottle. Juniper leads, with lemon and grapefruit for citrus, orange, cassia and clove for warmth, cardamom and coriander for floral notes, cubeb pepper for peppery spice, and orris and angelica root for earthy tones. The heather flowers round the profile with a honeyed impression. The blue glass bottle carries a tactile rain pattern and the embossed name Downpour; its neck is designed for easy refilling. The gin is bottled at 46% in a 70cl bottle.