London: London Dry Gin

Beefeater London Dry Gin

Juniper-led and zesty: Seville orange, lemon and coriander.

Serve: In a Gin and Tonic or Negroni

Tanqueray London Dry Gin

Bold juniper, pine, liquorice and dry spice.

Strength: 43.1% (47.3% in the USA) · Age and cask: Unaged

Charles Tanqueray began distilling in London in 1830. The recipe uses just four botanicals: juniper, coriander, angelica and liquorice. Today it is made at Cameronbridge in Scotland, which London Dry rules allow.

Serve: In a Gin and Tonic or Martini

Sipsmith London Dry Gin

Juniper, lemon peel, orange marmalade and a dry, floral finish.

Strength: 41.6% · Age and cask: Unaged

Founded in 2009, Sipsmith was the first new copper-pot distillery to open in London in almost 200 years. The gin is distilled in small batches with ten botanicals.

Serve: In a Gin and Tonic or Martini

Bombay Sapphire

Bright and floral: juniper, citrus, coriander and peppery spice.

Strength: 40% · Age and cask: Unaged

Distilled at Laverstoke Mill in Hampshire. The ten botanicals hang in baskets above the spirit, so the vapour picks up their flavour, giving a lighter, more aromatic London dry gin.

Serve: Gin and tonic with lime, or in a Martini

Beefeater 24

Juniper, grapefruit, green tea and soft spice.

Strength: 45% · Age and cask: Unaged

Created by master distiller Desmond Payne and distilled in Kennington, London. The botanicals, including Japanese sencha and Chinese green tea, steep for 24 hours before distillation, which gave the gin its name.

Serve: With tonic and grapefruit peel, or in a Martini

Gordon's London Dry Gin

Classic and juniper-led: pine, coriander seed, lemon peel and angelica.

Strength: 37.5% (higher in some markets) · Age and cask: Unaged

Created by Alexander Gordon in London in 1769 and now the world's best-selling London dry gin. Today it is distilled at Cameronbridge in Scotland; London dry is a style, not a place of production.

Serve: With tonic and a slice of lime, or in a Gin & It

Tanqueray No. Ten

Bright citrus: grapefruit, sweet orange and lime over juniper, with soft chamomile.

Strength: 47.3% · Age and cask: Unaged

Distilled with whole fresh citrus fruit rather than only dried peel, in a small still nicknamed 'Tiny Ten'. It is a London Dry style gin made by Diageo at Cameron Bridge in Fife.

Serve: In a Dry Martini, or with tonic and a slice of grapefruit

Fords Gin

Juniper, bright citrus and jasmine with a dry, spicy finish.

Strength: 45% · Age and cask: Unaged

Created by bartender Simon Ford with master distiller Charles Maxwell of Thames Distillers in London. Nine botanicals and a higher strength were chosen to stand up well in cocktails.

Serve: In a Martini, Negroni or a classic Gin & Tonic

Sipsmith V.J.O.P.

Very juniper-led: pine, resin, citrus peel and warm spice, with a long finish.

Strength: 57.7% · Age and cask: Unaged

Short for 'Very Junipery Over Proof'. Sipsmith adds juniper in more than one way during distillation, steeping and vapour, to make a gin bold enough to stand up in cocktails.

Serve: In a Negroni, a Martini or a strong G&T

Hayman's Old Tom Gin

Soft and rounded: juniper, citrus, liquorice and gentle sweetness.

Strength: 41.4% · Age and cask: Unaged

Old Tom is the slightly sweeter gin style popular in Victorian England, before London Dry took over. The Hayman family, descendants of a 19th-century London gin distiller, brought it back in 2007 using an old family recipe.

Serve: In a Tom Collins or a Martinez

Portobello Road No. 171 Gin

Classic and dry: juniper, lemon peel, coriander, a little nutmeg and pepper.

Strength: 42% · Age and cask: Unaged

Created in 2011 at the Portobello Star bar at 171 Portobello Road in Notting Hill, which gave the gin its name. It is a traditional London Dry made with nine botanicals.

Serve: In a Martini or a G&T with lemon

Hayman's London Dry Gin

Classic and crisp: juniper, coriander, lemon peel and a dry, peppery finish.

Strength: 41.2% · Age and cask: Unaged

Hayman's is a family distiller descended from James Burrough, who created Beefeater. The botanicals are steeped in the spirit for 24 hours before distillation, and the distillery is now back in London, in Balham.

Serve: With tonic, or in a Martini or Negroni