As the colder weather comes in, why not add a new tipple to your drinks roster? We are here to put four British gins crafted from around the UK on your radar – ideal for taking the classic g&t up a notch. Those gins are Mermaid Gin from the Isle of Wight, Cotswolds Distillery Christmas Gin from the Cotswolds and Pinkster Gin and the pioneer of pink gin from East Anglia. All presented in stunning bottles which would make for a great Christmas gift as well as the perfect way to start festivities, you can’t go wrong.
If you are looking for a twist on the usual G&T then look no further than these four delicious gin cocktail recipes:
Mermaid Coffee Negroni
25 ml Mermaid Gin | 25 ml Campari | 25 ml Marini Rosso | 10 ml Coffee Liqueur
Mix spirits with ice until glass cools, then strain into a tumbler and garnish with a twist of orange peel
Mermaid Gin is produced at the Isle of Wight Distillery, the first and only distillery on the island. Mermaid Gin is a small batch, beach to bottle London Dry Gin with a hint of sea air. Hand-crafted on the Isle of Wight using ten ethically sourced botanicals, Mermaid Gin delivers a smooth yet complex blend of fresh organic lemon zest and peppery grains of paradise, with a hint of sea air from locally foraged, fragrant rock samphire foraged from the Isle of Wight shoreline.
Mermaid Gin RRP from £38.00. ABV: 42%. Available from John Lewis, Tescos, Harvey Nichols, M&S, Fenwick and Waitrose
Pinkster Winter G&T
50ml Pinkster | Fever-Tree Aromatic tonic
Build in an ice-filled glass, garnish with a slice of orange and some cloves
Pinkster Gin is the pioneer of pink gin, using fresh fruit in the distillation process – ‘ real raspberries that grow on bushes’ from a farm local to the Pinkster HQ in Cambridgshire. Pinkster Gin is a deliciously dry gin with a hint of fruit and exceptionally smooth.
Pinkster Gin RRP £36.00 for 70cl bottle. ABV 37.5%
Pinkster is available at Majestic Wine, Selfridges, Ocado, Master of Malt and www.pinkstergin.com
Cotswolds Cloudy Christmas Gin
50ml Cotswolds Christmas Cloudy G&T | Tonic water
Fill a large copa glass with ice, pour over gin, top with Indian tonic water and watch the cloud appear!
Garnish with a slice of orange and star anise.
Launched earlier this month, The Cotswolds Cloudy Christmas Gin is a festive twist on their classic Cotswolds Dry Gin. It is distilled in a traditional copper pot still and features nine carefully considered botanicals, including sweet zesty clementine and cardamom. The result is a classic juniper-led gin with a touch of Christmas magic. Expect refreshing bursts of clementine, a hint of warm spice as well as the signature cloudy glow when ice or tonic is added!
The Cotswolds Cloudy Christmas Gin RRP: £34.95for 70cl. ABV: 46%.www.cotswoldsdistillery.com
Mermaid Spritz Rose
25 ml Mermaid Pink Gin | 25 ml Rosé Wine | 5 ml Grapefruit Syrup | Tonic Water
Build into a glass with ice. Top up with Tonic water. Garnish with a slice of Grapefruit
Aromatic and refreshing, Mermaid Pink Gin infuses the flavour of fresh Island strawberries grown in the rich and fertile microclimate of the Arreton Valley with the smooth yet complex tasted of the award-winning Mermaid Gin
Mermaid Gin RRP from £38.00. ABV: 42%. Available from John Lewis, Tescos, Harvey Nichols, M&S, Fenwick and Waitrose
