Easter Gins - 8 Perfect Tipples for Easter

When you hear Easter mentioned, it's hard not to think about chocolate, Easter Eggs and hot cross buns! And now you can treat yourself to gins that feature so many of the wonderful things about Easter - from Cocoa Gin to Hot Cross Bun Gin! Read on to find out all about them. Happy Easter!  

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X-Gin

X-Gin is the result of a collaboration between Xolato and the Stokerij De Moor Distillery in Belgium, and it focuses on cocoa beans amongst botanicals including vanilla pods, hazelnuts and almonds. Read our full review and tasting notes of X-Gin.

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York Gin - Chocolate & Orange

Terry's Chocolate Oranges are year-round choccy favourite 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 with fresh oranges and cocoa nibs.

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Tappers Eggcentric Gin

'Eggcentric' is Tappers' limited edition Easter gin, featuring a luxurious array of botanicals including Peruvian cacao, carob pods, cassia bark, liquorice and Madagascan bourbon vanilla pods. With gorgeous flavours of dark chocolate, you have to try it in a Chocolate Espresso Martini!

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Elephant Orange Cocoa Gin

Elephant Orange Cocoa Gin features fresh oranges and aromatic, gently roasted cocoa beans. The addition of the the zesty and sweet citrusy notes and with the dry, velvety and chocolatey flavours add extra freshness and complexity to Elephant Gin's London Dry Gin. Plus, 15% of bottle profits are donated to African elephant conservation efforts.

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Tarquin's Hot Cross Bun Gin

Always one for experimenting with botanicals and flavours, Tarquin's Distillery in Cornwall have created this tempting 42% ABV gin with botanicals including orange peel, fresh citrus, cinnamon, carrot, mulberries and vanilla, inspired by the iconic Easter treat. 

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Hotel Chocolat Cacao Gin

It's no secret that Hotel Chocolat's chocolates are delicious, and we've eaten enough of them to be able to verify this. Hotel Chocolat's Gin also goes down very well, with plenty of classic gin character, plus malty and toasted notes from the cacao.

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Gin In A Tin 'The Perfect Easter Tipple'

The 'Gin In A Tin' team have created their letterbox-friendly 'Perfect Easter Tipple' - a classic style gin featuring juniper, lemon peel and cardamom, presented in one of their wonderful tins with a rabbit on to complete the Easter theme. Or try their 'Have a Cracking Easter Gin' with juniper, apricot, elderflower and orris root.

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Cuckoo Sunshine Gin

Cuckoo Sunshine Gin is the epitome of Spring and that good feeling as the weather starts to get better! Named after the phrase 'Hello, Sunshine', it is infused with raspberries and features honey from the Bee Centre in Salmesbury, Lancashire.

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Gin Chocolates & Gin Jam

If gins featuring chocolate aren't enough, how about some more ginny treats too!

Explorer's Gin Chocolates

In this tasty collaboration between chocolatier Miss Witt and Downton Distillery, they have create a sumptuous treat using a water based ganache (rather to a traditional cream base) to give a pure tasting chocolate that also allows the Explorer's Gin flavours to shine through while remaining silky smooth.

• Buy direct from Downton Distillery

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Pinkster Gin Jam

This tasty, natural by-product uses the gin-soaked raspberries left over from making Pinkster Gin. The mildly alcoholic jam is ideal for putting the tipple in your teatime and slathering over a delicious hot cross bun. And why not accompany it with a lovely bottle of Pinkster Gin too!

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