Want to try a Christmas gin? Looking for a Christmas gift for gin lovers? We’ve found the best spiced gins to buy for Christmas including our homemade Christmas gin recipe
Boatyard Old Tom Gin
A beautifully packaged, cask-aged Irish gin that comes flavoured with Fermanagh honey. This comes through on the nose and palate, as do notes of hay, cocoa, vanilla and spice.
Botanicals: Juniper, coriander, honey, angelica, lemon, grains of paradise, sweet gale.
Perfect pairing: Sip on its own, or try it in a martini.
Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin
This fragrant number packs in lots of juicy citrus – with dryness from Sicilian blood oranges that pairs well with the gin, and subtle notes of orange peel and pepper
Botanicals: Juniper, orange, lemon, orris bark, coriander seed, angelica root, blood orange extract
Perfect pairing: Enjoy in a G&T with fresh slices of orange, or try it with fresh grapefruit juice and lime for a zesty paloma.
Four Pillars Christmas Gin
A blend of gin distilled with Christmas puddings and gin aged in scotch whisky barrels – plus a touch of muscat – results in a festive spirit that will warm your cockles on cold nights.
Botanicals: Christmas pudding, juniper, cinnamon, star anise, coriander, angelica, muscat.
Perfect pairing: One to sip neat, preferably in front of the fire.
Pickering’s Original 1947 Gin
Made using an old family recipe written in Bombay in 1947, this is a super-powered spiced gin with notes of cloves, cinnamon, anise and cardamom, and some subtle citrus. Soft, and almost creamy on the palate, with background sweetness and a long finish.
Botanicals: Juniper, cardamom, coriander, fennel, anise, lemon, lime and cloves.
Perfect pairing: Garnish with a slice of fresh orange.
Get a bottle of this spiced gin here…
Darnley’s Spiced Gin
One for those who can find some spiced gins a little overpowering, this Scottish number has a subtle, restrained spice that’s balanced by juniper, with a lingering, peppery finish.
Botanicals: Juniper, cloves, grains of paradise and ginger.
Perfect pairing: Drink with ginger ale.
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Flavours include:
- Pinot noir gin
- Pink grapefruit gin
- Rhuabrb gin
Make our Christmas gin recipe here
Infuse your own gin with festive flavours (clementine, ginger and bay), wrap it up nice and give it to a special someone this Christmas. It’s a unique and thoughtful gift that’s really easy to make.
