CHRISTMAS SPIRITS: BRILLIANT BOTTLES FOR YOUR WINTER HOME BAR
1.) Generous Gin, £37.60
Generous Gin is a smooth and aromatic French gin encased within a beautiful, floral ceramic bottle. A combination of juniper, citrus, mandarin, red pepper, jasmine and elderflower results in a fruity, floral and spicy gin with an extraordinary freshness. This gin tastes as good as it looks, perfect for any avid gin lover!
2.) Green Man Woodland Gin, £30
Green Man Woodland Gin offers a wonderfully herbaceous gin with top notes of fresh pine, birch leaf and fir, with a herbal mid-palate of rosehip and apple with a woody, rooty finish. Impressively, this is world's first spirit to be packaged in a cardboard bottle - it’s lightweight, carbon-friendly and 100% recyclable. This woodland gin is appropriately named after the Green Man, an English folklore legend who embodies the powers of nature, much like the distillers at Silent Pool Distillers.
3.) Snow Queen Enigma Vodka, £45
Snow Queen Vodka’s Enigma Edition is a luxurious and ultra premium craft vodka, encased within a super high quality, ice blue, cut glass bottle with etched frosting and silver accents. Snow Queen Enigma is subtly scented with rose, lavender and vanilla - perfect when served on its own, shaken with ice, or within vodka cocktails for a unique twist on classic favourites.
4.) MacNair’s Lum Reek 12 Year Old Malt Scotch Whisky, £49.99
MacNair’s Lum Reek 12-year-old is comprised of Single Malts from Speyside and Islay, both peated and unpeated, resulting in a perfectly balanced yet satisfyingly complex dram. The whisky takes inspiration from the old Scottish saying, “Lang may yer lum reek”, meaning “long may your chimney smoke”, which wishes someone a long and healthy life. The hand-drawn fireplace illustration on the label makes this charming bottle a perfect Christmas gift for the whisky connoisseur in your life.
5.) Aber Falls Single Malt Whisky, £26
The Aber Falls Single Malt Whisky has been years in the making, from the first whisky distillery in North Wales in over 100 years. This 100% Welsh and sustainable whisky has an aroma of vanilla and toffee, candied citrus fruits, fig and sultana; balanced with a hint of clove. On the palate, expect sweet sherry notes with dried fruit and spice, complemented by forest fruits, creamy malt, nuts, dark chocolate and espresso. There is a long and lingering dried fruit finish with a subtle sense of spice - the perfect winter warmer.
6.) Tom Savano Kentucky Winter Old Fashioned, £29
Tom Savano offer travel-inspired handcrafted bottled cocktails made from craft spirits. With three golds and one silver medal at the Global Spirits Masters, you can be assured that the quality of the cocktail has not been compromised for the sake of convenience. The Kentucky Winter Old Fashioned is a blend of caramelised bourbon, spicy rye whisky, aromatic bitters, demerara sugar and a hint of orange peel - a smooth, yet strong cocktail, perfect for cold, winter evenings.
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