Gin by Fred produced Expert's Batch as a run of 100 bottles in April 2026, bottled in France at 40% ABV. The maker presents it as an organic recipe without added sugar. Its compact production gives the batch a personal scale, while the botanical profile remains grounded in classic gin ingredients.

Organic · Spicy · Floral

Juniper is accompanied by cardamom, chamomile and black pepper. Juniper supplies the familiar dry foundation; cardamom adds a fragrant spice, chamomile brings a soft floral character and black pepper gives the finish a warmer edge. The distillery's description points to a deliberate balance between these botanicals rather than a sweetened profile.

The taste moves from the fresh, resinous character of juniper toward cardamom and pepper, with chamomile softening the transition. At 40%, the gin has enough weight for a classic long drink while remaining approachable in a small neat measure. A restrained tonic ratio helps preserve the botanical detail; a heavily flavoured mixer would make the floral and spice notes harder to distinguish.

Fill a balloon glass with clear ice, pour 5 cl of gin and add 12 cl of Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water. Add a small chamomile flower and a short piece of bay leaf to the drink; keep both modest so they support rather than dominate the gin. The tonic's clean bitterness frames the cardamom and pepper, while chamomile echoes the floral note.

The modest release size makes this a bottle to approach deliberately rather than dilute heavily in a large glass. A small neat measure reveals how cardamom, chamomile and pepper relate to juniper; a little tonic can then lengthen the tasting without taking away the botanical detail. Its organic production and dry profile suit this simple approach.