Hendrick's
Distilled by Hendrick's Gin.
Specification
Bottle — 700 ml
Juniper sits back while cucumber and rose lead: cool, green, faintly perfumed. Citrus peel and a dry coriander-seed edge underneath, then a soft finish that stays floral rather than piney. At 44% it holds its shape in a tall glass without turning hot.
Serve — suggested, not sourced
Tonic — Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water, 1:3 — plain tonic keeps the rose and cucumber legible
Garnish — Three thin ribbons of cucumber, peeled lengthways
Gin Basil Smash
gin · lemon · sugar · basil
Basil shaken hard with gin, lemon and syrup, double strained over ice.
Why this gin — Hendrick's cucumber-and-rose infusion runs with bruised basil instead of fighting it, and 44% carries the sugar and lemon.
Sources
Facts — hendricksgin.com, retrieved 2026-07-31
Facts — bottleofitaly.com, retrieved 2026-07-31