Gin created by artificial intelligence

The gin Monker's Garkel uses juniper berry, coriander seed, angelica root, raspberry leaf, gooseberry, prune, clementine zest, orange zest, and marigold: and has an ABV of 40%. A collaboration between technology scientists Tiny Giant and Rewrite Digital created Ginette: a neural network that is the'brains' behind Monker's Garkel. Trained to analyse thousands of botanicals, understand gin recipes and learn a database of more than 500 gin names, Ginette went through a process of creating a huge catalogue of brand names, designs and botanical recipes before deciding on'Monker's Garkel'. Ginette also had a say in the label and marketing. An automated algorithm created the labels using a curated set of styles, colours, textures and fonts, which was then formulated by local artist Tim Sutcliffe.