YOU WAIT ALL DAY FOR A CELEB GIN...

Margot Robbie launched a bottled ode to her home nation with her brand Papa Salt Gin last week. In development for five years, it uses native Australian ingredients as botanicals, including oyster shells, roasted wattleseed and pink peppercorn. Makes sense.

Next up, we have Mr Brad Pitt. As we know, he’s had his foot in the drinks industry for many years with his wine brand, Château Miraval. Now – in partnership with former Tanqueray master distiller Tom Nichol, and Pitt’s previous winemaking partners, the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel in Southern Rhône – he has launched Gardener Gin. With “light aromas and flavours of the French Riviera” it aims to capture the sunlight, fresh citrus and wild herbs of the region with a liquid made with pink grapefruit, lemon and sweet and bitter oranges from the south of France.

And as much as gin, oddly, seems to be the liquid of the moment, France especially seems to be the next big thing when it comes to provenance. Harry Potter’s Hermione herself has also launched a French gin, again with links to winemaking.