Gin brings to mind earthy, botanical flavors, but how can a new gin drinker decipher what makes gin good and what to look for ...

This column was first published in DM168 before the renewed liquor ban kicked in. We publish it online now for future reference and for the online record. It accompanies this recipe. Gin has been ...

Refreshing and reinvigorating, a G&T is the ultimate long drink, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

From sustainable and low-alcohol tipples to Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre’s surprisingly sippable bottle, these are the gins worth your time – and tonic ...

Scientists have discovered that juniper berries—the key botanical giving gin its distinctive taste—vary dramatically depending on where they're grown and weather conditions at harvest, potentially ...

Gin gets a bad rap. You mix it with tonic water or use it for a Negroni (or other cocktail), and that’s really it. But the juniper-based spirit has so much more to offer than playing backup in a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gin should taste principally of juniper – that’s what EU regs state, anyway. And I’m inclined to agree. That ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Gin tastes like juniper, and all juniper is the same, right? Not so much. For nearly all of the spirit's history, a single species has been relied upon: the aptly named common juniper. David T. Smith, ...