Since stealing it from the Dutch during the Thirty Years' War, the Brits have been wild for gin. This next "Best Of" is a stellar example of this devotion. Created in single batches in a copper-bottomed, pot-bellied still that's been used for over a century, Martin Miller's London Dry Gin uses pure Icelandic glacier-fed spring water along with a scintillating mixture of botanicals - orange and lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander and angelica, to name a few - to the juniper berry that adds the signature taste. Speaking of taste, this Gold Medal winner from the International Review of Spirits is smooth and soft, with a creamy, full-bodied flavor redolent of hints of spice, cucumber, citrus and even violets – this is definitely a gin you won't want to water down with tonic. Freeze it, then sip for a lovely summer refresher or try it in a martini where its clean, bright flavors can really shine.

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