For a spirit whose defining characteristic comes from a single berry, gin has proven remarkably difficult to define.

Juniper may be mandatory, but beyond that, gin has become one of the most creative categories in the modern drinks world. Distillers experiment with local botanicals, regional ingredients, and techniques that allow each bottle to tell a different story. In many ways, gin’s greatest ingredient is not juniper at all. It is curiosity.

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