18 Best Christmas Gin Gifts - Best of 2022

If you're looking for ideas on what to get the gin lover in your life for Christmas, look no further! We've put together our list of the top gin gifts for Christmas, from festive gins and gin making kits to mini gin stills, gin games and virtual experiences. Where possible you can find links to purchase each item when available online. NB: links to Amazon and Master of Malt are affiliate links - they give us a small commission as a thank you if you choose to buy anything.

18 Best Gin Christmas Gifts 2022 - The Best Gifts for Gin Lovers

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Gin Baubles

What could be more fun than gin and baubles! A few years ago, Pickering's Distillery in Edinburgh were the first to come up with the genius idea of making gin decorations, each filled with 50ml of Pickering's Gin. And many other distilleries now also make their own variations, so you can decorate your tree with your favourite gins, such as Lucky Bee Gin, Lytham Gin and Stockport Gin.

• Buy online on Amazon
  

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Sloe Gin Making Kits

We've amassed a good few of these as we make more sloe gin and fruit-infused gins each year. This handy set comes with a large jar for steeping your sloes, a funnel, filter material, and bottles. All you need is sloes, gin, sugar and a few months of patience to wait for that amazing sloe gin.

• Buy the Kilner Sloe Gin Set on Amazon

Or why not go one step further give the gift of a ready-to-plant Blackthorn Bush for growing your own sloes!

• Buy a Blackthorn Bush at NOTHS or Tree2MyDoor​

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Gin Bar Signs

The Gin Guide coined the term 'Gin Shelfie' many years ago and each week on Instagram we share an amazing 'Gin Shelfie of the Week' to showcase the wonderful gin collections of gin lovers around the world. Take your gin shelf to the next level with a classic or personalised sign. There's heaps available - for something classy and simple try these:

• Personalised Gin Bar sign on Amazon.

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Gin Candles & Perfumes

For when just drinking a gin and tonic isn't enough! These fragrant candles from The Country Candle Co give you 30+ hours of aromas of a Gin & Tonic.

• Buy a Gin & Tonic Candle Tin on Amazon or a Whitley Neill Gin & Candle Gift Set on Amazon

Or take it to the next level - the classy folk at Penhaligon's have created a 'Juniper Sling' Body and Hand Wash!

• Buy Penhaligon's Body Wash on Amazon
  

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Personalised Gin - Made to Your Recipe (Online)

If you or the gin lovers in your life have ever wanted to create their own gin recipe in a personalised bottle, it's now possible from the comfort of your own home! Choose your botanicals and every little detail and the wonderful Gower Gin Company will distill it and send it to you or your gift recipient!

• Create a gin or send a gift certificate via Craft Gin Club
  

Also consider a personalised gin bottle from some of your favourite distilleries, such as Pentland Hills Gin and York Gin.

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Gin Christmas Crackers

Start your Christmas lunch off with a bang! Each of the 6 crackers from Drinks by the Dram contains a 3ml gin sample, and they’re great gins too!

• Buy Gin Crackers on Amazon or Master of Malt

Whitley Neill Gin Crackers and Edinburgh Gin Crackers are proving top sellers this year, or see if your favourite gin is offering crackers this year, such as Cuckoo Gin, Lucky Bee Gin, Pinkster, Stockport Gin and York Gin.

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Christmas Gins

Christmas gins are the perfect festive gift for a gin lover. For example, the popular Edinburgh Christmas Gin features aromatic frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg and orange for a truly festive feel. For more ideas, such as Warner's Christmas Cake Gin and Bond Street Mince Pie Gin, read our 2022 Christmas Gin Guide.

• Buy Edinburgh Christmas Gin on Amazon or Master of Malt

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Gin Liqueur Snow Globes

It would be remiss of us to not mention one of the most popular Christmas spirit gifts of last year - the Gin Liqueur Snow Globe, typically 16% - 20% ABV and flavoured with Christmassy orange/clementine and ginger. While the contents may not be for traditionalists, they don't taste half bad and they're a really lovely festive decoration and gift.

• Buy The Christmas Globe on Amazon
• Buy Snowglobe Gin Liqueur on Amazon/Master of Malt
  
• Buy Christmas Pudding Gin Liqueur on Amazon

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Gin Books

If the gin drinker in your life is looking for a bit of a challenge, Ian Buxton's updated '101 Gins' book is a great place to start. (Also have a crack at working through our A-Z of Gin!). And there's so much more choice out there too, including our friend Emma Stokes' wonderful 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Cocktail' book featuring 80 festive cocktail recipes.

• Buy '101 Gins' on Amazon
• Buy 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Cocktail' on Amazon

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Grow Your Own Garnish Kits

If you love a good gin garnish (check out our Garnish Guide!) then this is an ideal gift to take your G&Ts and cocktails to the next level. The kits including everything you need need to grow Mint, Lemon Bergamot, Salad Burnet, Strawberry Alexandria, Cinnamon Basil and Orange Thyme, including seeds, growing pots and peat discs. Never be short of gin garnishes again!

• Buy Garnish Growing Kits on Amazon
  

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Gin Games & Jigsaws

Add some gin fun to your Chritmas games this year with some gin-themed playing cards or gin bottle shaped playing cards!

• Buy Gin Themed Playing Cards from Etsy
• Buy Gin Bottle Shaped Playing Cards on Amazon

Or for something slower paced, why not work on one of these 500 piece gin jigsaws with the family!

• Buy the Gin Lovers Jigsaw from Amazon or the Pick Me Up Puzzle Gin Edition on Amazon.

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Gin & Cocktail Glasses

We love a gorgeous gin glass to make a G&T feel even more special, and we are rather taken by Vemacity's Rippled Gin Glass set this year, complete with a spirit measure, cocktail spoon and 2 metal straws. Be sure to visit your favourite gins and distilleries online to see their glassware ranges too!

• Buy the Vemacity Rippled Gin Glass Set on Amazon​

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Prints & Posters

We're all about exploring gins we haven't tried before and celebrating favourites, and our friend Emma Stokes (aka Gin Monkey) has created this incredible 'scratch-off' gin poster to be a checklist of 'must try' gins and to beautifully chart your journey through the gin world. How many of the 99 have you ticked off so far? We're at 95 :-D

• Buy on the Gin Monkey website

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Make Your Own Gin Kits

Have fun creating your own gin recipe with a gin making kit. Using some vodka, add juniper and your preferred choice of botanicals and leave them to infuse and create your own gin at home! 

• Buy the Do Your Gin set on Amazon or try Vemacity's Colour Changing Gin Kit via Amazon.​

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Mini Home Gin Still

Is this the ultimate gin Christmas gift!? With this 1L copper still, you can create your own gins at home, or it makes a gorgeous decorative piece. It's definitely not the cheapeast of Christmas gifts and you do need a heat source to go under the still, but if you buy this for a friend or family member you can volunteer as a taster for all their delicious distillations too! Please ensure you follow your country's distilling laws.

• Buy a 1L Gin Still fromBeer Tap Cooler
  

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Gin Chocolates, Truffles & Fudge

Combine two of life's wonderful things with Gin Truffles or Gin Fudge! Try Mr Hobbs Gin Truffles made with gin and orange oil infused cream ganache, or try some Pink Gin Truffles, Sipsmith Gin Truffles, or Cotswold Gin Fudge!

• Buy Mr Hobbs Gin Truffles from Mr Hobbs Gin
• Buy Pink Gin Truffles on Amazon
• Buy Sipsmith Gin Truffles on Amazon
  
• Buy Cotswold Gin Fudge on Amazon

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Gin Distillery Tours & Gin Making Sessions

To get an in-depth and up-close experience, nothing beats a gin distillery tour or 'gin school' experience. With distilleries across the UK and the rest of the world, it's difficult to be too far away from a gin distillery these days! Use our Distillery Guides for each country and county to find your nearest distillery and to find out more about tours, tastings and gin experiences.

• Distillery Tours: England, Wales, Scotland
  

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Gin Gift Sets & Hampers

​Many gin producers create their own fantastic gift sets, so be sure to visit your fave gins' websites to see their gift sets and hampers. Here's some inspiration to get you started:

• Hayman's Gin Gift Boxes
• Pinkster Gin Hampers
  
• Orkney Gin Company
  
• Oro Gin Hampers
  
• Massingberd-Mundy Gin Hampers
  

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