WHAT OUR RESIDENT GINSARIAN SAYS:

Never let anybody tell you that you can't learn things from gin, because I certainly have today: that little "&" symbol that I find so hard to draw properly is called an "ampersand". I don't know why I never knew this before, but I'm certainly glad I do now.

Moving on, this gin certainly has a charm to it and I can say it certainly worked on me, I actually had another gin lined up to try before this caught my eye. The frosted glass bottle makes this gin a delight to look at - the texture is also entirely elegant and makes holding it just as pleasant.

But of course, the last - and most important - thing I've yet to experience is the gin itself. It's a silky pink colour and hits the nose quite fruitily, with almost no spicy notes at all. This belies the actual gin, which I poured into a glass and set about tasting. Once again, there's a fruity sense of strawberry and raspberry; but that alone would be too overpowering. Luckily, this exquisite gin delicately balances that light and fruity sense out with a hit of black pepper and orange oil, creating a delectable combination that excites the senses and leaves me wanting ever more. Luckily, I had an entire bottle, so it wasn't as though I couldn't indulge myself!

In short, although many strawberry gins tend to be overpoweringly fruity, this one manages to strike a delicate balance between the sweetness of today's gins, and the spice of yesterday's, and as such is entirely unlikely to disappoint anyone.

You can see the rest of Ampersand's exquisite collection here or you can also check out our strawberry gins here.