Cross Keys
Gin Botanical
Specification
Bottle — 700 ml
Botanicals — juniper, chamomile, linden blossoms, rosemary
Juniper leads, dry and piney, then chamomile arrives with its dried-apple, hay-like sweetness. Linden blossoms give a honeyed floral middle, and rosemary closes it out green and resinous, a little savoury. At 41% it stays soft in the mouth rather than hot, with a short herbal finish.
Serve — suggested, not sourced
Tonic — Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water, 1:2 — enough quinine to hold the juniper up without flattening the chamomile
Garnish — A sprig of rosemary, clapped once between the palms
Gin & It
gin · sweet vermouth
Gin and sweet vermouth stirred, served up, no ice in the glass.
Why this gin — The rosemary and chamomile meet the vermouth's own wormwood and dried herbs, and at 41% this gin sits with sweet vermouth without needing to shout over it.
Sources
Facts — www.crosskeysgin.com, retrieved 2026-07-31
Facts — bottleofitaly.com, retrieved 2026-07-31