Berkeley Squareis a mellow gin, with subdued notes of juniper and a distinct yet delicious herbal quality. It can count itself as one of the few gins that would be great drunk neat over ice. Part of the Quintessential Brands portfolio, Joanne Moore’s creation was inspired by the herbs of English gardens.  By adding basil, sage, lavender and kaffir lime leaves, she has successfully managed to add lightness and fresher herbaceous notes to the conventional gin base. It is precisely this complimentary aspect to gin’s traditional tones (familiar to the gin palate) and not the unusual choice of botanicals for the sake of diversity, that is the nicest element to Berkeley Square. Without doubt Berkeley Square is a different interpretation of what a gin embodies, but it does so without disregarding the core values of the category.