Adnams’ Head Distiller, John McCarthy, wanted to produce a hedgerow-style gin, that used locally grown crops: “The recipe called for lots of fruit, and we were delighted to discover that blackcurrants were available in abundance in East Anglia. We built the recipe from there; deciding to balance the crisp blackcurrant fruit and juniper’s tart citrus flavours with botanicals that deliver sweet, woody accents.”