Make your spirits bright this winter with these thoroughly festive gins.
1. Masons Yorkshire Gin’s limited edition, slow-distilled sloe gin has a subtle blend of warmth and spice and all the classic botanicals found in its original gin recipe. Serve it with a premium tonic, plenty of ice and a lime zest for garnish. 70cl, £39.99, masonsyorkshiregin.com
2. We know what we’ll be sipping on Christmas Day. This Candy Cane Christmas Gin by Eden Mill is sweet on the palate with a subtle juniper resin leading to a warmer, rich minty flavour with touches of berry fruits. 70cl, £30, edenmill.com
3. Over a century’s worth of knowledge and passion has lead the Sadler family to create Peaky Blinder Spiced Dry Gin – a bold, small-batch gin that is blended with exotic spices and botanicals. 70cl, £22.95, sadlersales.co.uk
4. Try this Chocolate Negroni Gin by 58 Gin. It’s created using delicious cacao nibs from a local East London chocolate producer which are then blended to perfection along with 58 Gin, Sweet Vermouth and Campari. Pour it over ice and garnish with an orange wheel. 20cl, £20, 58gin.com
5. Wintergreen is a small batch limited seasonal artisan gin from Tappers Gin with a mix of aromatic botanicals like spruce needles, birch bark and meadowsweet. For a signature serve, mix the gin with cranberry and bitter infused sugar, and top with Charles Heidsieck champagne and a garnish of pine needles. 70cl, £39.95, tappersgin.com
6. The winter edition of Fynoderee Gin from the Isle of Man is full of winter-inspired flavours like piney juniper, rich juicy berries, and the subtle spice of liquorice and clove, with a smooth, warming, cinnamon finish. Perfect for drinking by an open fire. 70cl, £36, fynoderee.com
7. Behind the brand of Sibling Gin are four siblings – Felix, Clarice, Cicely and Digby Elliott-Berry, hence the name. This special Winter Edition of Sibling Gin is infused with fresh cranberries and clementine peel to give it a festive, bitter-sweet flavour. Serve it with orange peel, a regular tonic or ginger ale and lots of ice. 70cl, £40, siblingdistillery.com
8. Created by Heston Blumenthal, this limited edition Hidden Orange Christmas Pudding Gin is based on the key flavours of Heston’s Hidden Orange Christmas Pudding, distilled with juniper and blended with a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, raisins, Seville and bitter orange peels to give it a classic Christmas flavour. Create a festive Negroni with an orange peel garnish or serve with Mediterranean tonic water and a slice of orange. Available only at Waitrose & Partners. 50cl, £20, waitrose.com
