A tea tapestryDifferent types of black and green tea (Image credit: Getty Images Plus / iStock / efetova)For gin distillers, then, tea is not a single botanical but a spectrum of flavours and textures. Karl Mason, joint founder at Masons of Yorkshire, takes a different approach with his Tea Edition gin. Instead the Tea Edition uses Yorkshire Tea from Harrogate – I mean, what else? The more adventurous choose an oolong (Bimber’s Da Hong Pao Tea Gin) or even an aged pu-erh (That Boutiquey Gin Company’s Vintage Pu-erh Tea Gin). Alc 45.7%Masons of Yorkshire Tea Edition GinSmooth juniper and sharp citrus rub up against crisp, drying black tea in a most agreeable manner.