Gin Magazine

Editor-at-large Bethany Whymark bethanyw@paragraph.co.uk Head of content Bradley Weir bradleyw@paragraph.co.uk Sub editor Phoebe Calver phoebec@paragraph.co.uk David T. Smith Creative director Paul Beevis paulb@paragraph.co.uk Art editor Tim A’Court

In August 2020, Canadian-American actor and film director Ryan Reynolds announced the sale of Aviation American Gin, the brand of which he was a co-owner. Launched in Oregon in 2006 by craft distilling outfit House Spirits, Aviation had already playe

If you had been reading the news in the first two weeks of 2023, you’d be forgiven for thinking that gin was at the start of an unstoppable downward spiral, with distilleries closing and various commentators – full of hyperbole – keen to add a few mo

Is gin dead? The cynical answer is ‘yes’, but I would argue it’s more complicated than that. As we move through 2023, gin as we know it will not be the same. As a gin producer for the last six years, I sometimes find it hard to hear how our category

This year’s Gin Magazine Awards were presented in February at a glittering gala dinner at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in central London. It was the first time the awards had been held in person since 2020, with the 2021 and 2022 awards results announced

Best New Zealand Roots Marlborough Dry Gin 45% Good classic gin aroma with fresh pine notes. Punchy, pronounced, and spicy. A well-integrated palate with lots of powerful citrus fruit and herbs, spice notes of cardamom, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and a bi

After studying English literature at university, Bethany spent five years working as a journalist for regional newspaper groups in the east of England before moving into the spirits industry. She now edits Gin Magazine, trade website TheDrinksReport.

I have a load of bottles that have an inch or two of gin left in the bottom. Can I mix them together? NITA, WATTON You can definitely combine gins to create an ‘infinity bottle’ or ‘house blend’. This has been popular within the whisky community for