We Asked 18 Bartenders What's Your Go-To-Gin?

“Our bar likes to highlight smaller producers doing cool unique things. A go-to [spirit] I like to have our guests check out is the Freimeister Kollektiv Haselnuss (Wacholder) Gin. It’s sometimes called a hazelnut spirit, but that spirit is gin; like the new-world terroir-based gins that pushed the boundaries of what a gin could be, this spirit takes that concept and pushes it even further with a sumptuous bouquet of hazelnut married with requisite juniper. Other than using it for a slight nutty profile in drinks, I love offering a taste to guests looking for a gin that’s wildly different!” —Tom Liu, head bartender, Thunderbolt, Los Angeles