Christmas Gins - The 2022 Guide

If you're looking for the perfect tipple for the festive season, look no further - we've gathered the best in Christmas Gins. Discover everything from gins distilled with Christmas puddings, mistletoe, frankincense and myrrh, to gins inspired by Christmas cake recipes. There's classic gins with a Christmassy twist, all the way to full on festive spirits.

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Yuletide Gin

'That Boutique-y Gin Co' have created another deliciously bonkers gin for Christmas. As well as traditional gin botanicals they've added everything Christmassy into the still, including a gingerbread house, chestnuts, mince pies, Christmas tree needles, gold glitter, frankincense and myrrh. Could it be anymore Christmassy!

• Buy on Amazon​ or Master of Malt
  

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York Gin - Chocolate & Orange

Terry's Chocolate Oranges have become a Christmas essential and for decades, up until 2005, they were produced in the city of York. In homage to this and York's long chocolate-making history, York Gin have created this full-strength gin in time for Christmas with fresh oranges and cocoa nibs.

• Buy direct from York Gin​
  

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Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin

Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Christmas Spiced Gin was initially launched exclusively with Craft Gin Club in 2021 and it was so well received that they have launched it for everyone this year. You'll find winter spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and orange peel, as well as frankincence and myrrh!

• Buy direct from Orkney Distilling.

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Eden Mill Candy Cane Gin

A refreshing peppermint gin with berry notes from Scotland's Eden Mill Distillery. Bilberry and hibiscus provide the wonderful red colour and it makes for a contemporary G&T with a blackberry garnish. 

• Buy on Amazon​ or Master of Malt
  

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Warner's Christmas Cake Gin

Warner's Christmas Cake Gin is inspired by founder Tom's mum's Christmas cake recipe. It is made with sloes, dark chocolate, treacle, ginger, orange, cherry juice and an array of festive spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and clove. It is recommended to be served neat, in a festive Espresso Martini or with cola and orange.

• Buy on Amazon or Master of Malt

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Misty Isle Mulled Christmas Gin

For this warming Christmas treat, Isle of Skye Distillers (whose Misty Isle Gin was a Winner in The Gin Guide Awards 2021) soak their botanicals, which include juniper, star anise, orange and liquorice root, in Italian Amarone wine before distillation. The result is gorgeous mulled flavours of orange, cinnamon, dark chocolate, raspberry and juniper.   

• Buy direct from Isle of Skye Distillers
  

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Edinburgh Gin - Christmas

Edinburgh Gin's aromatic, spiced and warming Christmas gin features botanicals including frankincense and myrrh! Flavours of orange, clove, nutmeg and piney juniper come through beautiful and make for the perfect festive Gin & Tonic.

• Buy on Amazon​ or Master of Malt
  

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Shed 1 Gin - Festive Tipple

Shed 1 Distillery in Cumbria have created their Festive Tipple and it is Christmas in a glass! It's a smooth mix of festive flavours including cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, sultanas and cherries with subtly sweet orange. Be sure to try Shed 1's Festive Bramble Gin Elixir too, made with blackberries, plums and apples.

• Buy direct from Shed 1 Distillery
  

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Gin in a Tin - Christmas Gin

The Gin in a Tin team can always be relied on to bring you beautifully designed seasonal gin tins, and their Christmas Gin features juniper, pine, cinnamon and orange peel. Be sure to check out their other festive gins and designs too, including their Christmas Pear Gin.

• Buy direct from Gin in a Tin
  

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Puddingstone PUD PUD Gin

Puddingstone Pudding Gin, or 'PUD PUD' for short, is the winter release from Puddingstone Distillery in Hertfordshire - named 'Distillery of the Year 2021' in The Gin Guide Awards this year. Locally made Christmas Puddings are distilled alongside juniper and orange to capture the spice and fruit notes, and you can even treat yourself to a Cherry edition or Cask Aged edition of PUD PUD too!

• Buy direct from Puddingstone Distillery

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The Secret Garden Christmas Gin

The Secret Garden team, based near Edinburgh in Scotland, teamed up with Great British Bake Off 2018 finalist Ruby Bhogal to create this Christmas tipple. The festive spices used including ginger, cinnamon and cardamom, and it's infused with mallow petals to give it a warm red hue that turns a vibrant pink when you add tonic.

• Buy on Master of Malt or Amazon
  

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The Shropshire Distillery - Festive Editions

The Shropshire Distillery have launched not one but two festive tipples in time for Christmas. The first is a classic gin with a Christmassy twist from clementine, cranberry and cassia, while the second is distilled with nutmeg, cloves, clementine, Frankincense and Myrrh!

• Buy direct from The Shropshire Distillery
  

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Wild Fox - The Holly & The Ivy Gin

The team at Wild Fox Distillery are always experimenting and for Christmas they have created this delight with freshly picked damsons, dried clementine wheels and festive spices such as cinnamon and star anise. Try it in a festive G&T to or with hot water and honey for warming Winter serve.

• Buy direct from Wild Fox Distillery
  

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GWYR Wassail Gin

From Wales' GWYR Gin, Wassail Gin is back for a 2nd year. The definition of a Wassail is a spiced drink that is part of the Yuletide tradition of Wassailing - drinking to good health and a good harvest in the year to come. So in this gin you'll find Christmas botanicals of nutmeg, ginger, sultanas and orange, with apple, damsons, elderberry and honey.

• Buy direct from The Gower Gin Co
  

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Tappers Gin - Figgy Pudding

Tappers Gin is based in West Kirby, Wirral, and this is their stunning limited edition inspired by Figgy Pudding - the Christmas dessert dating back to the 16th century. It is made using the 'compounding' method and so has a deep, rich amber colour, and it is bursting with all the fruity and spice flavours you associate with Christmas. 

• Buy direct from Tappers Gin​

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Bond Street Mince Pie Gin

To make this festive treat, Leicestershire's Bond Street Distillery steep their London Dry Gin with traditional Mince Pie fruits and spices, such as sultanas, currants, apple, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. We've tried it ourselves and it really does taste like Mince Pies!

• ​Buy direct from Bond Street Distillery

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Ruddy Fine Christmas Gin

This limited edition from Nottinghamshire's Ruddy Fine Distillery brings together citrus peels, and warm, festive baking spices. Founders Rory and Cheryl suggest serving it with Fever-Tree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale and a garnish of orange zest and a cinnamon stick.

• ​Buy direct from Ruddy Fine Distilery

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Gin Snow Globes

It would be remiss of us not to mention the most popular Christmas spirits of 2022 - the Gin Liqueur Snow Globe, typically 16% - 20% ABV and flavoured with Christmassy spiced orange and cranberry. While the contents may not be for traditionalists and craft gin lovers, they don't taste half bad and they're a really lovely festive decoration and gift, with some even having lights in the base... they're selling out fast though this year!

• Buy The Christmas Ball Gin on Amazon
• Buy Snow Globe Gin Liqueur on Amazon or Master of Malt

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