A Kit to Make Your Own Gin A new kit allows you to make your own bathtub gin - without the bathtub or the moonshine. Start with good vodka, and use the kit's juniper, mixed spices and botanicals to create a gin tinged with amber and perfumed with juniper and lavender; there are also spice, sandalwood and green cardamom notes in the flavor. That makes it better served on the rocks with a spritz of fresh lime or in a French 75 with Champagne than in a classic martini, which demands the clean, persistent whisper of juniper. The kit also contains two empty bottles, a fine-mesh strainer and a funnel. It's a fitting gift for an amateur mixologist. Homemade Gin Kit is $39.99 from homemadegin.com. Spice refills are $10.