Bottle rocket: why craft spirits are causing a stir

There has been an explosion in bijou new gins and whiskies, with 45 distilleries opening in the UK last year alone. Can they do what craft brewers have done for beer, and take on the big boys?
Today when ordering a G&T, rather than being offered a choice between Gordon’s or Beefeater, you might be handed a menu complete with tasting notes. There might even be recommendations for which tonic water to have with your gin. There has been an explosion in new distilleries over the last 10 ye