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What on earth are botanicals?

Juniper Berries

To many people, the process of creating gin is an enigma. It's made quite differently to many other alcoholic beverages, and many distilleries keep the secrets of their trade close to heart. So it's nothing to be ashamed of if you don't really know what botanicals are. In any case, I'm here to break it down for you.

In short: No botanicals = No gin. You can't have one without the other, botanicals are entirely tied to gin itself. They're broadly thought of as a "substance obtained from a plant and used typically in medicinal or cosmetic products". Of course, gin isn't particularly medicinal (please go and see a doctor, I am not one and neither is gin), and it definitely isn't a cosmetic, but botanicals play a key part in creating gin - they add flavour. There are thousands upon thousands of different types, so it should come as no shock to hear that most large distilleries will have someone whose job is simply to find the best botanicals for their gin.

First, a neutral spirit is created - most like to use grain neutral spirits, but there are others that distilleries use. Step 2 (and the final step in my short introduction) is to infuse that neutral spirit with botanicals. One of the most common methods is called steeping - much like how you would make a cup of tea, the neutral spirit is placed in a still with the botanicals, which are often crushed, and steeped for a long period of time - sometimes, more than two days are used just for steeping. Many distillers throw everything in at once and do one large distillation - almost like they're preparing a large stew. Others prefer to steep one botanical at a time, which is referred to as "individual botanical distillation".

In any case, one of the most fantastic things about gin (if I had to pick only one) would be the sheer breadth of flavour different gins can have - and it all comes down to the botanicals. Every gin in existence contains juniper berries - they're considered essential to the flavour of most gins, but often this is where the similarities end. Spices like coriander and cardamom are frequently used, as are citrus peels, and then there's strange ones like liquorice and tree bark. I tried a gin just today that had this plant that only grows, rarely, in the British Isles. There's an almost endless list of what can make it in - anything edible is game, and the combinations are definitely endless. Many gins contain more than eight botanicals, and there are thousands to choose from - meaning there's almost a septillion different possible combinations (that's a 1 followed by 24 zeros). Now, whilst the idea of a septillion different gins sounds like my idea of a heaven, most gin distilleries choose juniper and a few other common ingredients, and then select a couple of unique ingredients to make their gin taste great. But that still leaves us with the hundreds, if not thousands, of unique gins we have today - a truly delicious selection.

Why Choose interGIN?

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With our very own resident Ginsarian and loyal gin club membership, alongside 80 and growing big brand and small craft gins, tonics and cocktails on offer. We aim to be the UK's favourite Gin Delivery Service with a Splash.

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We deliver 7 days a week throughout the UK from with FREE delivery for gin clubs, £5.00 for Royal Mail Tracked 48, £6.00 for Royal Mail Tracked 24, £7.00 for DPD Next-Day and £12.00 for DPD Pre-12, Saturday and Sunday Deliveries

Our Range

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Check out these beauties... Every craft gin we have sent since we launched back in December 2019

April
2024

Gin for April 2024 - Surprise Gin

Feb
2024

Gin for Feb 2024 - Giants Basalt Rock

Dec
2023

Gin for Dec 2023 - The Craft & Co Gingerbread

Oct
2023

Gin for Oct 2023 - East Coast Distillery Tide's Fortune Essex Dry

Aug
2023

Gin for Aug 2023 - Yorkshire Dales Desert Ram Gin

June
2023

Gin for June 2023 - Wimbledon Garden Gin

April
2023

Gin for April 2023 - Manly Spirits Lilly Pilly Pink Gin

February
2023

Gin for February 2023 - Electric Spirit Company Achroous Gin

December
2022

Gin for December 2022 - Shed One Festive Tipple

October
2022

Gin for October 2022 - Arctic Blue Gin

August
2022

Gin for August 2022 - Sixtowns London Dry

June
2022

Gin for June 2022 - Gin Verdant Inverroche

April
2022

Gin for April 2022 - Linlithgow Distillery Lin Gin Dry

March
2022

Gin for March 2022 - Mother's Ruin Cornish Blue Flamingo Gin

February
2022

Gin for February 2022 - Green Room Dry Gin

January
2022

Gin for January 2022 - Sing Gin

December
2021

Gin for December 2021 - Gospel Spirits Dutch Dry Gin

November
2021

Gin for November 2021 - Black Shuck Gin

October
2021

Gin for October 2021 - Stirling London Dry

September
2021

Gin for September 2021 - Palma Gin Destilado

August
2021

Gin for August 2021 - Land of Saints Saint Clement Organic London Dry

July
2021

Gin for July 2021 - Dry Gin XII Gin Distille en Provence

June
2021

Gin for June 2021 - Brunswick Aces Spades

May
2021

Gin for May 2021 - Big Seven London Dry

April
2021

Gin for April 2021 - Sixling Cloudberry Infused

March
2021

Gin for March 2021 - Home Farm Gin London Dry

February
2021

Gin for February 2021 - Oro Gin By Design

January
2021

Gin for January 2021 - Sado Hojicha Gin

December
2020

Gin for December 2020 - One Sage Gin

November
2020

Gin for November 2020 - English Drinks Company London Dry

October
2020

Gin for October 2020 - Crag & Tail Small Batch Scottish Gin

September
2020

Gin for September 2020 - Jackford Irish Potato

August
2020

Gin for August 2020 - Wildcat London Dry

July
2020

Gin for July 2020 - Liverpool Gin Distillery Organic Gin

June
2020

Gin for June 2020 - Conker Spirit Dorset Dry

May
2020

Gin for May 2020 - British Polo Organic Gin No.3

April
2020

Gin for April 2020 - Fishers Original

March
2020

Gin for March 2020 - Cotswolds Distillery Cotswolds Dry

February
2020

Gin for February 2020 - Eden Mill Love Gin and Glass Set (Limited Edition)

January
2020

Gin for January 2020 - New York Distilling Company Dorothy Parker

(1st ever) December
2019

Gin for (1st ever) December 2019 - Bullards London Dry

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