One beautiful morning, Cathy Callaghan, the owner of a small bed and breakfast in Plymouth, South England, discovers a body in her garden. It soon becomes clear that it is a well-known homeless man who has seen more than was good for him. Bene Lerchenfeld is also facing tough times: his long-time girlfriend Annika leaves him just as he is about to propose. And then, thanks to his GPS, he ends up in the Rhine with his beloved vintage car.

Bene is at rock bottom. That's when the bottle of homemade gin, which his deceased father left him, comes in handy. He has saved it for years, but now that everything seems pointless, he decides to drink up. The gin tastes better than anything Bene has ever had. He resolves to track down the lost recipe for this special spirit. This quest, following in his father's footsteps, will lead him to Plymouth—where Cathy and the dead homeless man are waiting for him.

The gin of life.