Tis’ the season to be jolly and a flavorful bottle of gin can surely spice up your holiday spirit. Gin has a history as rich as its aroma. It has seen some dark days but lived long enough to become one of the most popular alcoholic drinks around the world. Although gin is a year-round drink, there’s something about it that makes it one hell of a festive beverage.
Gin bottles and other gin related Christmas presents will get you and your drinking buddies in the holiday spirit before you can say Santa Claus is coming to town. Continue reading and get inspired with these cool Christmas ideas for gin lovers.
What Makes Gin the Perfect Christmas Companion?
Well, for starters gin tastes like Christmas. The main component that gives gin its rich, Christmassy aroma is the aromatic juniper berry. The juniper berries are in fact female seed cones produced by various species of junipers, so you basically have a Christmas tree in a glass. How cool is that?
Moreover, gin is often flavoured with various herbs, spices, floral or fruit-flavours which are to blame for the warm and fuzzy feeling you get when you’re sipping on this alcoholic beverage.
Gin is the perfect Christmas companion because it goes perfectly well with the spices of Christmas among which cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, star anise and many others. You can either infuse your bottle of gin with these spices or use them in your festive cocktails.
In the beginning, Gin was traditionally drunk during the cold winter months because of its medicinal properties and fall/winter flavour, but later it was discovered that it can actually help with summer allergies and treat hay fever. Plus, if you add just a spritz of lemon and a splash of tonic, you got yourself an amazingly refreshing drink.
Finally, you know how they say that you shouldn’t drink your calories? Well, gin is the perfect drink if you’re watching your weight and it won’t add up to the insanely high-calorie counts that some holiday foods have. With only 72 calories per serving and none of them coming from sugar, it’s the perfect beverage to wash down that delicious roast dish or mince pie.
The Perfect Gin Inspired Christmas Gift
“Ginny” gifts can even make the Grinch love Christmas. Check out these Christmas gin ideas for awesome presents and delight a fellow gin lover or spice up your holiday spirit.
You can pamper that special someone with a delicate Gin & Rosewater Eau de parfum made by the Japanese fragrance brand TokyoMilk. This enchanting perfume comes in an alluring glass bottle decorated with a vintage image of a botanic watercolour. The Gin & Rosewater Eau de parfum has brilliantly paired fragrance notes among which citrus zest, rosewood, mimosa and mandarin. Pair it with the matching hand cream and you have a unique, personalized gift for any gin lover.
You can also get a set of 10 gin and tonic scented bath bombs and treat yourself or your dearest with a big bath of G&T scented pleasure.
The Curious Bartender’s Guide to Gin is an excellent, thoughtful gift for the gin buff in your life including yourself. This book will show you the extraordinary journey that gin has taken from the dark days to the golden age. Or you can opt for the Gin Made Me Do It and discover the versatile potential of gin and tips for mixing the most delicious drinks. This book includes beautiful illustrations and 60 flavorful recipes.
This gin advent calendar is the epitome of Christmas gin gifts. It features 24 Australian craft gins in cute bottles with mini-me distillery labels arranged in a stunning Art Deco style box. Each day brings an exciting reveal with tasting notes and serving suggestions.
Gin Themed Xmas Party
If you want to go a step further, you can use these Christmas gin ideas to throw a gin themed Xmas party that’ll even make Ryan Reynolds jealous.
If you still haven’t bought the Curious Bartender’s Guide or The Gin Made Me Do It book, don’t worry, you can get ready to mix cocktail packs that are both amazing Christmas gifts for gin drinkers, but also very convenient party starters.
A Ready-to-Mix™ Negroni pack will make creating this complex drink as easy as pie. You can enjoy this classic Italian aperitivo cocktail with an Australian twist without spending money for three full bottles. The pack comes with 50ml bottle of Sweet Vermouth from either Adelaide Hills Distillery or Regal Rogue, a 50ml bottle of Bitter Orange from Adelaide Hills, and a matching dry Australian gin from McHenry Distillery, Seppeltsfield Road Distillers, Patient Wolf or Archie Rose. If you’re not big on Negroni, get a Martini pack instead and enjoy Xmas eve as a true 007.
A gin tasting party is also a great idea; you can get a tasting pack and discover various flavours and aromas from well-known distilleries. Additionally, you can buy a fun board game and test your gin knowledge as you work your way around the board, who knows you might even learn something new.
You can’t throw a great party without delicious appetizers. The best companions for Martini cocktails are caviar canapés whereas Negroni cocktails go well with cured meat and bold cheeses. G&T pairs well with smoked cheese, crackers, sliced cucumber and tzatziki dip. For dessert, you can serve some delicious dry gin dark chocolate divided into bite-sized pieces. Four Pillars Gin and Hunted+Gathered have combined their unique crafts and passion to create an incredibly aromatic sweet treat that truly tastes like chocolate and gin.
Bonus Tip
When throwing a gin themed party, make sure you have the appropriate glassware or you might end up with an undrinkable mess. For instance, you can serve G&T in a highball glass, but if you pour Martini in it, all your effort was for nothing. Different glassware exists to make cocktails look good, but it can also affect the taste of your tipples. This is why you should always have the right glass type for the drinks you’re planning on serving. If you aren’t sure which ones to get, do a little research online or use a glassware guide.
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