The craft gin craze rolls on with no signs of weakening. Small batch distillers and dedicated gin bars keep opening. There are now more than 300 in the UK and Ireland. The Craft Gin Guide pushes out the boundaries for gin guides by being an inspirational guide to all the best craft gins PLUS the best gin bars PLUS the best distilleries to visit and it's a practical guide to sourcing and buying with suppliers' addresses and websites. Many small gin distillers are not just producers but interesting places to visit for buying, for tasting and for learning about gin and this guide is stuffed with originally researched information on those most worth seeking out. They are often run by enterprising, independent-minded people who are fun to meet. Craft gin memo: true craft gin is made in batches in microdistilleries and uses a wide range of naturally occurring botanical flavourings - much more than the mainstream gin brands.

David T. Smith is an internationally renowned gin expert, judge and author. He chairs judging panels for the American Distilling Institute and the International Wine and Sprits Competition, as well as the Gin Masters competition. He is the winner of the 2016 Think Gin award for best communicator, and runs workshops on the art of distilling, as well as the drinks website Summer Fruit Cup.