Awards celebrate variety and imagination in packaging and design, as well as that elusive “Wow” factor. By Adam Lechmere

There are more than 10,000 gins on the market – how on earth do you choose between them? Peter Ranscombe explores Glance along the shelves in your local bottle shop or gaze at the optics behind any bar and it’s impossible to miss the growth of gin. What was once nicknamed “mother’s ruin” has become one of the fastest-growing spirits …

Big red noses. Flushed cheeks. Bloodshot eyes. Yes, we can all recognise a heavy drinker when we see one, and it’s not a good look. So how great would it be to discover a spirit that promises to undo the ravages of time and keep you looking in the first flush of youth? [divider] Most anti-ageing regimes adhere to a …