Funny Gin Girl All The Way Jolly Christmas T Shirt

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Our expert panel worked their way through each item in 21 gift sets, looking for smooth, easy-drinking gins with well-balanced botanicals. Additional items were judged on flavour and quality, while also taking into consideration the overall presentation.

To take it into a more wintery space, we like to switch out the sugar syrup for rosemary-infused syrup and add a sprig of rosemary as garnish. It’s a small substitution but makes for a fun flavour shift. 7. Sloe Gin FizzThere are lots of places you can find gin advent calendars online because gin advent calendars can feel a little more like a niche calendar. You may not know where to start your search. Gone are the days when cheap and cheerful chocolate advent calendars were the only option: these days, you'll find plenty of luxe designs filled with boozy treats behind each door with some of the best gin advent calendars around. Premium drinks mixer brand, Fever-Tree, is always a hit with gin – all of its tonics are made with quinine sourced from original Cinchona ledgeriana trees (or 'fever trees'), with endless flavours to choose from.

If you'd rather avoid the beer bloat, then a spirit-filled calendar is perfect for a daily treat in the lead-up to Christmas.The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on, so buying an advent calendar should be high on your to do list. After all, there's only a few weeks until the first advent door needs opening. These days there's more choice than ever, so if you're a little tired of the traditional chocolate advent calendar, (though it's hard to imagine how) consider your alternatives. Each of the 24 wax-sealed 30ml gins has been made by smaller producers – so you can be sure the ingredients have been hand-selected by someone with a true knowledge of and passion for gin. This 1920s gin-laced sour is a tour de force that combines the zesty tartness of good gin, bitter orange botanicals and lemon juice, which are beautifully tamed by rich egg white that adds a silken texture for sophisticated sipping. 5. Gin & Tonic

Much like a chocolate advent calendar, a gin version will feature a set number of doors for you to open in the run-up to Christmas – each with a treat inside (gin, naturally). It combines 45ml gin, 15ml sugar syrup, 2 dashes of orange bitter, and 45ml of boiling water with a twist of orange. You gently heat the gin, syrup, and bitters in a saucepan, add the boiling water, and serve it in a heat-proof serving container like a teacup or a tankard, with an orange twist as garnish. 9. Christmas Negroni Dan selected three talented distillers and together they set about creating the recipe for Cotswolds Dry Gin. They had an idea of what they wanted, but they were determined to leave no stone unturned. They began by identifying 150 different botanicals they could use, and then distilled them one by one in small batches to see how their flavours came through in a liquid. Chair of the judging panel, Adam Hardie, Partner and Head of Food and Drink at Johnston Carmichael, said: “It continues to be a very tough and challenging year but many are not just surviving but excelling.

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In the highly sought-after taste competition, 11 Gold Medals were presented with Edinburgh Gin collecting two gold medals. It combines 60ml gin, 120ml blood orange syrup, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice, which is shaken up, poured into a Champagne flute or tumbler, charged with Prosecco, and garnished with sliced blood oranges. 12. Hot Toddy Most gin calendars come with a selection of spirits from different artisans and brands, so they're a great way to sample new flavours or discover your new favourite gin distillery. Is Morrisons doing a gin advent calendar this year? For that true independent artisan magic, you can't go wrong with this Craft Gin calendar by Drinks by the Dram.