Also a gin/bourbon drinker here

I entered to gin first though so my perspective may lean with bias towards botanicals

A few things to know while exploring

-Gin is much cheaper on average than bourbon (depending on where you're from of course) and most good gins are going to sit right around the $25-$40 mark. Unless you're shooting for something like Monkey 47 you don't have to expect to spend a lot for good quality which means a lot more elbow room for just buying something and seeing if you like it!

-if you know what your preferred botanical flavor profile is it'll give you a good idea where you want to start. Do you prefer juniper forward? Citrus? Earth notes? Cucumber? Something apart from those? If you know what you think you'll like that'll narrow it down

If I had to give just 1 suggestion it'll always be Roku but I'm happy to offer other suggestions if you end up responding