Its never too early for gin o'clock

Adnams Copperhouse 40% Voted “Worlds Best Gin 2013" and is made with juniper berries, orris root, coriander seed, cardamom pod, sweet orange peel and hibiscus flower. The cardamom & hibiscus flower burst through in the gin with an oily mouth feel. £2.75

Aviation 42% New batch-distilled US gin. Distillers Lee Medoff and Christian Krogstad have teamed up with Seattle mixologist Ryan Magarian to produce a new gin based on the fuller-bodied. £4.40

Ableforths Bathtub 43.3% Professor Cornelius Ampleforth's Bathtub Gin is a true small-batch gin made by infusing botanicals including orange peel and cinnamon in spirit produced in a pot still. £3.50

Berkeley square 46% Named after one of the capital's most prestigious addresses, the brand is a super-premium gin from G & J Greenall, using botanicals including basil, lavender and kaffir lime leaves. £4.60

Berthas Revenge Irish Milk Gin 42% This is a smooth, warming gin with a rich, full mouthfeel. It could be drunk neat on ice, but would do well in a G&T with an orange peel garnish. The idea of a whey base was one of both curiosity and hesitance (something that was completely unfounded). £3.80

Black Tomato 42.3% Produced in the Netherlands, Black Tomato Gin is made using black tomatoes as well as a few drops of sea water! Shows off a fascinating balance between sweet and savoury flavours. £8.20

Bloom 40% Bloom is a delicate floral London Dry Gin, inspired by the natural flora of an English country garden. Superb when served with strawberries. £3.30

Brockmans Intensely Smooth 40% Delicious gin from Brockmans. This is made with Bulgarian coriander, blueberries and blackberries as well as bittersweet Valencia orange peels. The result is well balanced and full of flavour. £4.00

Bulldog 40% A delicious English gin made with poppy, dragon eye, lotus leaves, citrus, almond, lavender and various other botanicals (12 in total). This is four times distilled in copper pot stills, and Bulldog had the highest rating ever received by a gin from Wine Enthusiast Magazine. £3.00

Caorunn 41.8% A really tremendous new gin made, unusually, by a whisky producer - Caorunn (pronounced 'ka-roon') hails from Balmenach distillery in Speyside and is flavoured with Scottish botanicals including rowan berry, heather, dandelion and coul blush apple. £3.80

Chase 48% A deliciously tasty gin from the highly innovative Williams Chase distillery in Herefordshire. Not content with knocking out the delightful Chase potato vodka, they've now bottled this wonderfully fresh (and pleasantly potent) gin. £4.00

Chase Pink Grapefruit 40% Love your gin to have up-front deliciousness of grapefruit zest? Well Williams Chase have just the tipple for you - their very own Pink Grapefruit Gin! Bursting at the seams with exciting grapefruit notes. £4.10

Christopher Wren 45.3% Christopher Wren is the second gin from the City of London distillery. A complex gin that combines juniper, coriander, angelica root, liquorice and sweet orange. £4.00

Collagin Rose 40% A pink twist on the original CollaGin (made with added collagen - hence the name). This limited edition bottling was crafted using rose oil steam distilled from rose petals. Collagin Rose features a total of 11 botanicals, including pink grapefruit and orris, as well as 100mg of collagen per 50cl bottling. £4.60

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Conker Spirit Dorset Dry Gin 40% Conker Spirit's Dorset Dry Gin is distilled using British wheat spirit, New Forest spring water and 10 botanicals, including some rather distinctively-Dorset-inspired botanicals - Gorse Flowers, Samphire and Elderberries. £4.25

Cotswold Dry 46% Made with juniper, coriander and angelica root macerated in their pure wheat spirit for 24 hours. Following this, they add a botanical selection including bay leaf, grapefruit, lime, black pepper, cardamom seed and Cotswolds lavender. £4.60

Cremorne Colonel Fox Gin 40% A retro labelled London Dry Gin distilled in, appropriately, London. It's got a clean juniper led flavour with traditional backup botanicals and a bit of liquorice. And it's got a Fox in a military uniform on the bottle - what more could you want? £2.80

Darnleys view 40% A Scottish gin, named for Mary Queen of Scots's husband Lord Darnley and produced by the Wemyss family of Ediburgh. Simply constructed from six botanicals for a well-flavoured London Dry style gin. £2.90

Deaths Door 47% Predominant tastes of piney juniper berries emerge up front, with the customary spicy citrus notes from the coriander seeds next and a whack of fennel to boot. Tasted neat, there is also a touch of sweetness that emerges on the finish too. £4.40

Dictator Colombian Aged Gin 43% The pleasant notes and roundness from the tangerine, lemon, mint and pepper, with the traditional flavours of gin enhanced by the time spent in oak barrels results in a truly unique gin. £4.00

Eden Mill Love Gin 42% A gin from a Scottish craft brewer? Yes please. Eden Mill have embraced distilling and are clearly having great fun. This Love Gin is made with juniper, coriander seed and angelica as well as rhubarb root, rose petal, goji berry, elderberry, marshmallow root and raspberry leaf! £4.35

Edinburgh 43% Edinburgh Gin is produced by the Spencerfield Spirits Co, who have created a modern Scottish gin in the time-honoured fashion, including unusual botanicals such as heather and milk thistle. A very easy-drinking gin. £3.50

Edinburgh Seaside 43% This is a limited edition expression from the lovely Edinburgh Gin folks - Seaside Gin! Making use of some intriguing Scottish ingredients from the coast, like seaweed, ground ivy, gorse flowers and scurvy grass (which sailors used to eat when suffering from scurvy for its precious Vitamin C) £3.60

Fifty Pounds 43.5% A very handsomely-presented London gin, made by Thames Distillers. Thankfully the product lives up to the stylish packaging - this is excellent stuff. £3.60

Gin Lane 1751 Old Tom 40% Gin Lane 1751 Old Tom Gin is inspired by the Victoria era. Made in south-west London, it is infused with natural sugars and star anise, leading to a lighter and sweeter style of gin. £3.20

Gordons Sloe 26% A delicious gin liqueur made by steeping fresh sloeberries in the ever-popular Gordon's gin. Best served long over ice on a hot summer's day. £2.80

Half hitch 40% Former Camden market stall holder Mark Holdsworth has brought gin distillation back to the area for the first time since the 19th century. Half Hitch Gin counts Black Tea, Calabrian Bergamot, English wood, pepper and hay among its botanicals. £4.55

Hendricks 41.4% A superb, and utterly unique, pink-tinged gin from William Grant's. Infused with rose petals and cucumber as well as the normal botanicals, this is a must for all gin-lovers. £3.50

When life hands you lemons!

Hoxton 43% A trendy gin from Gerry Calabrese of the Hoxton Pony, one of the most stylish of London's style bars. Some very interesting botanicals used including tarragon, iris, grapefruit and, most unusually, coconut. £3.70

Jinzu 41.3% Jinzu is a hybrid spirit, combining Scottish gin from Cameronbridge with distilled sake, cherry blossom and yuzu fruit. £4.00

Ki No Bi 45.7% Ki No Bi Gin has been made using a rice spirit base, as well as a selection of botanicals including locally-sourced ingredients - the likes of yuzu, hinoki wood chips, bamboo leaves, green sansho and gyokuro tea. Properly incredible stuff, this. £5.45

The King of Soho 42% This gin is King of the World! Or, at least, it's the King of Soho, which is just as good, as Soho encompasses almost every aspect of the world in a much smaller area. Art, music, culture and now, gin! (Those are the only things in the world, right?) £4.20

Langtons No1 40% An interesting gin from the Lake District, using water from Skiddaw and local botanicals, including 'seasoned bark', to create a tasty gin that's equally at home in cocktails as in a glass with a block of ice. £3.50

Larios Ginebra Mediterránea 37.5% Larios Dry Gin, now renamed Larios Ginebra Mediterránea, with its handsome new packaging aimed at a new generation in the Mediterranean where gin is thriving. The best selling gin in Spain, the botanicals use include juniper, coriander and orange peel. £3.00

Little Bird 41.6% Little Bird London Dry Gin is made in small batches in the metropolis itself. The recipe includes 10 botanicals including grapefruit, orange and ginger (represented by the lady on the bottle). This works well both in a martini and as part of a classic G&T £4.10

Monkey 47 47% A curious gin from the Black Forest in Germany. Made with 47 (yes, really) botanicals and bottled at 47%, they also use a 'secret weapon typical to the Black Forest' in the mix – cranberries. £4.90

Nordés Atlantic Galician 40% Nordés Atlantic Galician Gin is a rather intriguing Spanish gin made with an Albariño-grape-based spirit, rather than your more commonly seen grain-based spirit, along with 12 botanicals including lemon peels, hibiscus, liquorice and eucalyptus. £4.95

Opihr Oriental Spiced 40% A London Dry Gin made with botanicals from along the traditional spice route that led back to the UK. Indonesian Cubeb berries, Indian black pepper and Moroccan coriander are all used in this gin, launched by Quintessential Brands in 2013. £3.60

Peaky Blinder Spiced 40% A full-bodied gin named after the Peaky Blinders, a street gang from the late 19th/early 20th Century (a popular TV show was based on the gang recently, with the chap from that not-zombie movie playing the starring role). A particularly punchy expression. £3.50

Portobelo Road No. 171 42% Traditional London Dry Gin, this hits you with the juniper before settling in with bitter citrus flavours and the delicate, sweet touch of liquorice. £2.75

Rock Rose 41.5% This very northerly gin features an alluring botanical selection including locally harvested Rhodiola Rosea, Rowan Berries, Sea Buckthorn, Blaeberries, Verbena, Coriander Seed, Cardamom and Juniper from two different countries - Italy and Bulgaria. £3.20

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Sipsmith's 41.6% Sipsmith’s London Dry Gin is distilled from the finest English wheat spirit with ten carefully selected botanicals, and blended with the exceptionally pure water of Lydwell spring, the source of the River Thames. £3.70

Sir Robin of Locksley 40.5% Sir Robin of Locksley Gin comes to us all the way from Sheffield, boasting a radiant flavour profile thanks to the botanical selection, which includes elderflower, dandelion and pink grapefruit. The name is a reference to local legend, Robin Hood! £4.20

Star of Bombay 47.5% Features botanicals that'll be familiar to those who love Bombay Sapphire, with a reassembled flavour profile (more punchy juniper, earthy angelica and herbaceous coriander), as well as some new botanicals - bergamot and ambrette seed. It's also been bottled at a robust 47.5% ABV, so this ought to stand out. £3.50

Sweet Potato Plum Gin 25% Another treat from the Sweet Potato Spirit Co., who make all of their spirits using sweet potatoes harvested in North Carolina, USA. Combining notes of juniper and plum, this will be good in the summer served over ice... £3.20

Tanqueray Export Strength 43.1% Frank Sinatras preferred gin, its dry edge and sophistication have long made it a favourite with the stars in fashion, film and music. £3.30

Tanqueay No. 10 47.3% A super-premium small-batch Tanqueray gin named after the No.10 still in which it is made. A superbly controlled explosion of botanical flavours, with much more citrus character than its Export Strength cousin. £3.60

Tarquins Cornish 42% An exotic, world spanning botanical basket makes Tarquin's Gin. Orris root from Morocco, green cardamom seeds from Guatemala, cinnamon from Madagascar and Devon violets from... Well, from the distiller's garden in Cornwall. £3.60

Tarquins Mulled Cranberry and Tangerine 42% A seasonal release from the Tarquin's range produced by South Western Distillery, this unique flavoured gin features the most festive of botanicals, including cinnamon, nutmeg and cranberries, combined with Tarquin's hand crafted Cornish Gin. £4.00

Tiger 40% Tiger Gin is the brainchild Shropshire businessman JJ Lawrence, who teamed up with a talented distillers to create this tasty juniper-based tipple. £4.10

Spirit of Toad Oxford Dry 46% The Oxford Artisan Distillery was founded by Tom Nicolson in the historical city of Oxford, making it the first, legal gin distillery in the 'city of dreaming spires'! £4.80

Warner Edwards Rhubarb 40% The Warner Edwards distillers in Northamptonshire have brought us another flavour of excellent gin - they've been rather prolific since they started in 2012, haven't they? This time, they've gone all regal and created Victoria's Rhubarb Gin. £4.40

Wicked Wolf Exmoor Gin 42% Wicked Wolf Exmoor Gin is made in North Devon using a selection of 11 botanicals - these include juniper, angelica, cardamom, coriander, cubeb, grains of paradise, hibiscus, Kaffir lime leaves, orange peel, lemon peel and lemon grass. £4.10

Windspiel Sloe 33.3% From German producer Windspiel comes a marvellous sloe gin! They make this using their bloomin' marvellous gin (produced with a base spirit from potatoes grown in rich volcanic soil) which they combine with sloe berry juice. £6.80