Wildjac are better known for their alcoholic gins, but Giniper is a genuine attempt to bottle something that tastes like the real thing rather than just smelling vaguely botanical. The juniper is there from the start: assertive, piney, with the kind of bite you'd expect from a proper gin base. The supporting botanicals do real work too; rosemary adds a woody herbal lift, lemon verbena and lemon zest keep it bright, and chamomile rounds off what could otherwise be a fairly sharp edge. Oak bark brings a slight dryness and structure that helps Giniper drink more like a spirit and less like a flavoured water, a common failing in this category. Nettle and dandelion are quieter in the mix, contributing a faintly earthy, almost green quality that keeps the whole thing from reading as one-dimensional. It's best served long with a good tonic and a twist of lemon peel; the botanicals open up with dilution. At £19.95 for 70cl, it's priced sensibly for what it is. Not the most complex AF spirit on the market, but a solid, honest expression from a distillery that clearly knows its botanicals.