Winter Gins - The 2020 Guide

With the Winter nights drawing in for the Northern Hemisphere, we've brought together a selection of 2020's stand-out Winter Gin options - from gins with warming spice and gins inspired by traditional Winter foods, to limited editions and gins with abundant piney forest notes. For each gin, find serving suggestions and where to order a bottle for yourself. Discover the best of Winter Gins!

Cotton Gin - Winter

Inspired by the aromas and flavours of Winter, Otterbeck Distillery in Yorkshire have launched their Winter edition of their Cotton Gin, with a traditional core of botanicals, gently spiced with warming ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and orange. Serving suggestion: Tonic Water or Ginger Ale, and a slice of orange.

• Buy Online: Direct from Otterbeck Distillery

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Orkney Gin Company - Mikkelmas Gin

Orkney Gin Company's Mikkelmas Gin captures the spirit of the Mikkelfeast - 'harvest time' in Orkney. Bold, seasonal botanicals make up this Autumnal, Wintery treat, including cinnamon, orange peel, cloves, ginger and heather berries. Serving suggestion: Tonic Water with orange or ginger.

• Buy Online: Direct from Orkney Gin Co or Amazon/Master of Malt

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St Giles Gin - Spiced Orange & Cranberry

St Giles Distillery in Norwich have developed their first Limited Edition seasonal gin for this Winter, delivering a burst of orange and cranberry alongside a warming, spiced finish. Serving suggestion: Tonic Water and orange, or with warmed cranberry juice.

• Buy Online: Direct from St Giles Gin or on Master of Malt

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​Kirkjuvagr Gin - Aurora

Named after the Northern Lights that can be spotted in the skies above Orkney in the dark Winter nights, Aurora is a spiced edition of Kirkjuvagr Gin. It brings extra warmth and spice with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, whole cloves and pink and black peppercorns. Serving suggestion: Tonic Water and orange or with Ginger Ale and a cinnamon stick.

• Buy Online: Direct from Orkney Distilling or on Master of Malt

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Bashall Spirits - Parkin Cake Gin

Traditionally eaten on Bonfire Night and during the Winter months, Parkin Cake is a popular treat, especially in the north of England. Using a family recipe from the 1850s, Bashall Spirits in Lancashire have captured the flavours of Parkin in this gin, with ginger, orange peel, treacle, hazelnuts and cassia bark - ideal served with Fever-Tree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale or Clementine & Cinnamon Tonic.

• Buy Online: Direct from Bashall Spirits 
• Exclusive: Get 15% off and Free UK P&P with code 'THEGINGUIDE'

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Junimperium - Winter Edition

Estonia's Junimperium Gin became available in the UK this year and they have also released their Winter Edition Gin. It is distilled with botanicals including bitter orange, cardamom, cassia and vanilla, before being blending with a lingonberry infusion for a warming, spiced and bittersweet gin that's an ideal option for a Winter evening.​

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Ribble Valley - Winters Night

Based in Lancashire, Ribble Valley Gin Company's Winter's Night Gin is inspired by the tradition of Christingle and winter nights by the fire. Uniquely, it features Mistletoe as a botanical, alongside sloe berries, cloves, cinnamon and orange peel for a truly warming, wintery feel. Serving Suggestion: Tonic Water with orange and a cinnamon stick.

• Buy Online: Direct from Ribble Valley Gin Co

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English Heritage - Victorian Spiced Gin

Distilled by The British Honey Company in collaboration with English Heritage, the botanicals include orange and mandarin peel, thyme, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and honey, all inspired by the ingredients found in the recipe books of celebrated cook Avis Crocombe who worked at Audley End House (now an English Heritage site) in the 1880s.

• Buy Online: Direct from British Honey Co. Personalised editions are available via Not On The High Street.

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Rock Rose Gin - Winter Edition

In a departure from spiced Winter gins, Dunnet Bay Distillers in the Scottish Highlands have created Rose Rose Winter Edition with a focus on spruce tips. It brings to mind Christmas trees and a pine forest on a crisp, Winter day. Serving suggestion: Tonic Water and sage or apple (or try Rock Rose's Winter Walk 'liquid garnish'.

• Buy Online: Direct from Dunnet Bay or Amazon / Master of Malt

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Tappers Gin - Wintergreen

Tappers Distillery in West Kirby, Merseyside, has become well known for their cold-compounded seasonal editions. Their Winter edition is dedicated to botanicals from evergreen plants and trees, including juniper, pine needles, birch bark and meadowsweet, and the result is a wonderful combination of herbal and forest flavours. Serving suggestion: Classic or Aromatic Tonic Water and blueberries.

• Buy Online: Direct from Tappers Gin (Re-released on 1st Dec) or if you can't wait, the 2019 Edition is available via Master of Malt.

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Hrafn Gin - Winter

Hrafn Gin from Aberdeenshire in Scotland have created their Winter edition with a core of juniper and traditional botanicals, alongside mandarin, warming cassia bark and Christmas-inspired frankincense and myrrh! Serving suggestion: Tonic Water and orange peel or in a French 75 cocktail.

• Buy Online: ​Direct from Hrafn Gin or on Master of Malt.

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The Edge Gin - Mulled Pear Drink

For something a little bit different, especially if a hot drink takes your fancy, why not try The Edge Gin's warming Mulled Pear creation, based on their Pear Gin and Pear Drop Liqueur, together with winter spices and natural fruit juices. Simple pour it into a saucepan and gently warm it through.

• Buy Online: Direct from The Edge Gin 

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