The Four Pillars Gin range is available from the Four Pillars Distillery Door and online at fourpillarsgin.com.au from November 2, 2019, until sold out.

This lavish gin palace sits within the elegant drawing room of the Intercontinental Hotel in Double Bay. Ordering is not quite so simple as a G&T please, with the bar offering over 140 varieties of craft, vintage and rare gins with more than a dozen tonics to match. Make it easy on yourself and order from the ‘ginovations’ menu, which takes you on a tipsy trip around the world with G&T pairings inspired by Australia, England, Scotland, Germany, France and Spain. 33 Cross Street, Double Bay, New South Wales. icsydneydoublebay.com.

Taking out the title of Best International Bar at the International Restaurant and Bar Design Awards, this industrial-chic gin bar is conveniently attached to the Archie Rose Distillery and all the delightful aromatics that come along with it. Pull up a stool and taste your way through the Archie Rose range, with each drink accompanied by a lesson as to what went into it. There’s also cheese and charcuterie platters to make sure you get boozy but not woozy. 85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery. archierose.com.au.

This two-storey gin joint is home to over 150 gins and 7 different tonics, but don’t freak out. The menu is divided into helpful sub-sections, including floral, spicy, citrusy and dry, making it super easy on your alcohol-affected brain. Or simpler still, choose from one of the 60-odd cocktails which include a gin and salted caramel Werther’s Original and a sweet spiced gin teapot. 51 Alfred Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD. dutchcourage.com.au.

Keeping gin fans suitably quenched for over 20 years, Gin Palace’s underground cocktail den is a stalwart on the Melbourne gin scene. Dark corners, draped velvets and vintage chaises longues set the scene, but it’s the encyclopedic selection of gins that really draw in the crowds. Talented bartenders will happily rustle up any cocktail of your choice, and with your pick of gin – they have a worldwide selection, from classic London Dry gins and original Dutch genevers to boutique Australian gins made using native botanicals. 10 Russell Place, Melbourne. ginpalace.com.au.

Hidden in Adelaide’s little Leigh Street sits Udaberri, a two-story Spanish bar that specialises in pintox, wine and gin. Their gin and tonic menu is carefully crafted and arranged into four categories according to the gin’s style; New World, London dry, aromatic and lightly sweetened. Bartenders work hard to carefully select a garnish and tonic that best complements each gin. Cocktails are served in suitably large Spanish balloon glasses. We recommend ordering the 78 Degrees (awarded the world’s best gin title) served with fresh pear, fennel and fever tree tonic or the West Sinds Sabre served with fresh lemon, rosemary and Schweppes tonic. 11-13 Leigh Street, Adelaide. udaberri.com.au.

This Hobart gin bar specialises in top-shelf local spirits, with a drinks menu that includes more than 40 Tasmanian gins, many of them made from native ingredients. They also make their own tonic using cold extracted citrus, spice and cinchona bark for quinine. Compare gins from around the apple isle with one of four gin tasting platter, each one stocked with four different Tasmanian gins. 22 Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point, TAS. societysalamanca.com.

Home to Perth’s famous gin wheel, at Flour Factory you can either spin the wheel yourself and let the gin gods decide or let the bartender take control. Whatever number you land on deciphers which gin you’ll be served – but don’t worry, with over 100 to choose from, you won’t leave disappointed. Housed in a 100-year-old flour mill over three different levels, there’s plenty of scenic spots to sit and sip too. 16 Queen Street, Perth. theflourfactory.com.

Set in an unassuming Marrickville warehouse, Poor Toms Gin Hall is equal parts mysterious with a double serve of cool. The hall itself boasts a church-like reverie, with a backlit archway, confession-like restrooms and a towering shrine that honours Poor Toms’ legendary gin god, Ginsus. On the menu you’ll find a selection of house gins, either in the form of a classic G&T, shaken as a martini or as a quirky cocktail – their floral strawberry gin and tonic is a particular favourite – and they’ll only set you back $8 too. 6 Chalder Ave, Marrickville, NSW. poortomsgin.com.au.

Too hipster to worry about following a trend, the Howling Owl was serving up small batch gins long before it was fashionable. The casual café-style bar is situated in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD and houses over 80 carefully selected gins from across the globe, including local Kangaroo Island Spirits. All drinks are garnished with handpicked spices, herbs or fruit and may be accompanied by the Howling Owl’s signature grazing board, featuring a selection of South Australia meats, cheeses and vegetables. 10 Vaughan Place, Adelaide, SA. thehowlingowl.com.au.