London Dry Gin

Every ingredient in Jim & Tonic London Dry GinLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins is sourced within the M25, London's orbital motorway. The producer names London apples, linden blossom, rose, lemon balm and verbena, and describes the profile as floral with a light citrus character. At 40% ABV and in 70 cl bottles, it offers a softer departure from a strongly juniper-ledJuniper-forwardA classic profile where juniper clearly dominates, with resinous, piney notes.Glossary London Dry while retaining juniper as the base of the style. The city is part of the recipe's sourcing, not just the name on the label.

Citrus · Floral · Fruity

Fresh apple and linden blossom give the gin its most recognisable local signatures. Rose brings a floral note, while lemon balm and verbena add a clean citrus-herbal lift. The producer calls it crisp, balanced and not too juniper-forward. Those details describe a deliberate balance: the classic juniper structure remains present, but fruit, blossom and herbs share more of the space than in a more traditional, juniper-dominant bottling.

The distillery's "London by name, London by nature" idea is unusually literal: its ingredients come from within the M25 ring road. The recipe combines these local ingredients in a London Dry Gin, a style in which flavour is created during distillation rather than added afterwards. The distillery sits at Jim & Tonic East, a food and drink venue on the High Street in Stratford, east London, and the gin is also sold in refill pouches and five-litre boxes to cut down on glass. It is presented for both classic and modern cocktails, with enough floral and citrus character to work in a clean long drink as well as a spirit-forward serve.

For a simple G&T, pour 5 cl over ice and add 12 cl of Indian tonicIndian tonicThe classic tonic: sparkling water, bitter quinine and sugar. The name recalls colonial India, where quinine warded off malaria.Glossary. Add a thin slice of apple and a rose petal to the drink. Apple echoes the fruit in the recipe, while rose brings its floral note forward. Stir once, gently, to keep the drink crisp and the tonic lively.