A quintessentially English drink, invented by the Dutch. A miraculous health elixir, turned public health scourge. A grandmother’s tipple, become drink of choice for a new generation. We trace the wondrously changing fortunes of gin.

Claiming to be Britain’s oldest watering hole comes complete with a colourful past and even some paranormal activity

Declining spirit production in the 19th century led to London Dry gin being produced almost everywhere but London. Bringing it back to Blighty, Sam Galsworthy and Jared Brown introduce Sipsmith gin

Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham appear to have the best jobs ever. They drink booze, make people laugh and dance in their underpants. We ask if they have any vacancies

Once revered as a gift from the gods and more or less unchanged since the days of Marco Polo, this drink fermented from coconut flower sap makes for an interesting addition to your cocktail

Gin and intrigue in the back alleys of London…

Marcella Puppini, Kate Mullen and Stephanie O’Brien are a close-harmony singing sensation who hark back to earlier days of style, glamour and Martini for lunch

The nutritional benefits of oily fish are well-documented, but what if someone suggested adding it to your evening cocktails? Surely they must be taking the piscine?

Good things come to those who wait. So Guinness used to tell us, and it’s as true now as it ever was

Intrigued by his family history, Dan Edelstyn set off to the Ukraine in search of his great-grandfather’s vodka distillery

Step forward Tony Borthwick, of Edinburgh’s The Plumed Horse, and unleash the Mother’s Ruin