10 Best Gin Brands December 2014

#1 of 10 Top Gin Brands of 2014 - Hana Gin is a premium quality gin that mixes botanicals and fruits of the Juniper berries to create a smooth, original taste. Hana is the Japanese word for flower which fits this gin perfectly because it omits a great fragrance that is reminiscent of flowers. The bottle it comes in looks more suited to house perfume and not gin. The aromatic scents of botanicals and fruits give this gin a unique, pure flavor that is unlike any other gin.

#2 of 10 Best Gin Brands of 2014 - Hendrick's Gin is one that is made of several ingredients. It is made in small batches so that as many flavors can be infused as possible. Lemon, orange peel and juniper are only a few of the notes that you will find in this flavorful and aromatic beverage. It is a gin that is known across the world. This is a beverage that can be enjoyed in the evening after a long day at work or with sweet foods as it is comprised of delicate flavors.

#3 of 10 Leading Gin Brands of 2014 - With its revered, blue bottle and its unique taste, Bombay Sapphire benefits from many devotees. It is no wonder this spirit established a quarter century ago is a "Best Gin Brand". Gin drinkers stay true to Bombay Sapphire because of its consistent flavor from bottle to bottle and year to year. This consistency is owed to the gin's ownership by spirit-making kingpin Bacardi. As the label tells the drinker, Bombay Sapphire's makers combine the world's purest spirit with "10 exotic botanicals" to give this gin its heightened, singular flavor. Add this spirit to your shopping list today!

#4 of 10 Top Gin Brands of 2014 - Nolet's Silver Dry Gin has all the flavors that gin drinkers come to expect and some unexpected flavors as well. The Nolet family began crafting gins in Holland centuries ago, and the family continues to make gin in the same way today. Unlike other companies that use synthetic flavors and elements, Nolet uses natural botanical ingredients in all its gins. The botanical ingredients found in a Silver bottle include peaches, roses and raspberries for a unique flavor combination. Its elegant green glass bottle with silver elements makes this one stand out in a crowd and shows drinkers what to expect from each glass.

#5 of 10 Best Gin Brands of 2014 - Whiteley Neill is a handcrafted, small batch gin of the absolute best quality. This award winning gin uses an exceptional mixture of rare African herbs and botanicals to make for an unparalleled drinking experience. These aromatics are skillfully blended to craft a gin that is rich in juniper. It is sweet and spicy on the nose, but with a softer finish than many traditional gins on the market. This is a beautiful, dignified gin that is designed to savor.

#6 of 10 Best Gin Brands of 2014 - Corsair Distillery received dozens of awards over the years for its delicious gins, and now it wants to take the world by storm again with its Corsair Artisan Gin. Instead of crafting large batches like other distillers do, the company creates each batch by hand and uses the same method used by artisans for decades. Using small metal pots ensures that every batch has the same flavor and none of the metallic tastes found in other brands. Refreshingly sweet, this gin also has a soft hint of citrus that pairs pairs well with lemons, limes and other similar fruity flavors.

#7 of 10 Top Gin Brands of 2014 - Hailing from upstate New York, DH Krahn single distills its award-winning gin in Stupfler Alambic pot stills. DH Krahn is the only American distiller to use these imported stills said by some to be the "luxury car" of spirit-making hardware. One sip of DH Krahn's gin reveals that the company's investment in such five-star equipment was absolutely worthwhile. Pick up this "Best Gin Brand" for yourself or as a gift and find out why all the "hubbub".

#8 of 10 Top Gin Brands of 2014 - Spokane, Washington-based distillery, Dry Fly, is on a mission to change the perception of popular spirits. With its take on dry gin, this distiller has certainly produced a different-tasting spirit. The company earns its "Best Gin Brand" title by staying true to its owners' vision to be a great craft-spirits maker. Today, the distillery produces five different spirits, with its Washington Dry Gin being the most lauded among its products. Catch a bottle of Dry Fly Gin soon and give it a taste!

#9 of 10 Best Gin Brands of 2014 - The special blend of herbs, spices and botanicals that makes up the complex flavor and delicate aroma of Greenall's London Dry Gin is a secret known only to the seven master distillers responsible for the perfectly balanced formula. Both sweet and bitter, the palate-teasing bouquet of Greenall's is made up of juniper, angelica, coriander seeds, lemon peel and other harmonious herbal flavors. Greenall's is crafted in a copper still according to London traditions dating back over 250 years with locally sourced water from the Cheshire Plains for a gin that truly captures the spirit of the land.

#10 of 10 Leading Gin Brands of 2014 - If you love the adult beverage that comes from juniper berries, you owe it to yourself to give No. 209 Gin a swig. Distilled on Pier 50 in San Francisco, this gin possesses the zest for life so commonly found in that West Coast free thinkers' bastion. No. 209 is kosher and a great starter of conversations! Refreshing and refined, when it comes to gin there is nothing finer than No. 209. Get to know this spirit!