The Gardener is a London dry gin made in collaboration with Brad Pitt and distiller Tom Nichol. Debuted at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, it features a blend of fresh and dry citruses, including bitter orange, sweet orange and pink grapefruit, alongside juniper, angelica, liquorice and coriander. It is certified organic and distilled from wheat.
Round and silky, there’s still enough peppercorn on the finish to add some verve and accentuate lingering notes of mint and juniper berry. It doesn’t quite transport me to a yacht cruise on the Riviera. But it does make a solid cocktail.