Is gin the new vodka? Quite possibly, if being rare and refined is the route to success. Hendrick's handcrafted 'boutique' gin is finding it's way to the top bars and restaurants around town as this winter's drink of choice. Distilled and diffused with cucumber, rose petals and myriad botanicals, it comes in a stocky black Victorian apothecary-style bottle, complete with cork stop and bearing the somewhat frank message: 'This gin is not for everyone'.