The Perfect Gin for the Ultimate Martini
Plus three more savory-style bottles to try.
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Among American gin-lovers, Gin Mare is the stuff of urban legend.
The Spanish gin, made with arbequina olives, thyme, rosemary and basil, was a bracing, savory sip that lucky travelers might have encountered on a trip to Europe. Maybe (like me) you were in Madrid, enjoying it in a gin-tonic, noticing how the faint salinity paired so well with paper-thin slices of jamon. Compared to London dry gins, which play up brisk, pine-y juniper, this was more like a briny ocean breeze.