It’s time to deck the halls and jingle the bells! This December, we’re heading to the picture-postcard villages of one of Britain’s official Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty with an exclusive gin that’s full of warm festive spirit!
We’ve accompanied our gorgeous December 2020 Gin of the Month with a stunning array of mixers and snacks to fill your Christmas with extra-special treats that will warm up your winter and get you in the mood for all the fun festivities of the season. We can’t wait for you to see what’s inside!
Spoilers ahead!
Our December 2020 Gin of the Month box!
Our December 2020 Gin of the Month:
Cotswolds Dry Gin The Cloudy Christmas Gin
A Craft Gin Club exclusive!
Full of the festive aromas of warm citrus and spice, this beautiful gin from the Cotswolds is the perfect Christmas treat. What’s more, the rich citrus oils at its core turn this gin cloudy, giving it a magical, pearlescent glow in the glass. It’s utterly fabulous!
With each sip, expect the Christmassy fragrance of clementine. The liquid then has a velvety, smooth mouth-feel and a traditional flavour profile. As the flavours dissipate, you’re left with a long, lingering finish of juniper, cardamom and Cotswolds lavender. There’s another else quite like it.
The London Essence Co.:
Original Indian Tonic Water
And
Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water or Grapefruit & Rosemary Tonic Water
We love The London Essence Company for their incredibly crafted mixers, that never fail to elevate our gin drinking experience. There could be no other choice of tonic water for the perfect ginny Christmas celebrations!
Their Original Indian Tonic Water, with its precise balance of citrus, quinine and juniper notes, is a wonderful match for the citrus and spice flavours of Cotswolds Dry Gin The Cloudy Gin. As is the fruity warmth of The London Essence Co. Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water and the crisp citrus and herb notes of their Grapefruit & Rosemary Tonic Water, either of which our members could receive in their box. They’re a must-try!
Find a whole range of London Essence mixers on our online shop while stocks last!
Our December 2020 Perfect G&T
A rich and festive symphony of warm spice and citrus notes, our December 2020 Perfect G&T is Christmas in G&T form!
The cosy clementine and winter spice tones of Cotswolds Dry Gin The Christmas Gin work so well with the skilfully-crafted mix of crisp, citrusy calamansi, quinine and juniper notes that make London Essence Indian Tonic Water so special. The garnish duo of dried grapefruit slices and star anise then tie everything together wonderfully!
Psssst! Our top tip for making the perfect G&T this Christmas is to use the right ice - it makes a huge difference! And that can only mean The Ice Co.’s Super Cubes. They’re extra-large, which mean they take longer to melt and so dilute your G&T far less than normal-sized ice cubes might. We always keep our freezer stocked them here at Craft Gin Club HQ!
Gnaw Winter Wonder
Milk Chocolate
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a chocolatey treat, and few chocolates make for more of a festive treat than Gnaw Winter Wonder Milk Chocolate Bar.
Stunned with jewels of raisins, cranberries and shortbread biscuits, this milk chocolate bar is a divine winter wonder. And it’s made even more special by the fact that its beautiful wrapper is fully home compostable, so it will help keep the waste to a minimum this Christmas too.
You can find more Gnaw Winter Wonder Milk Chocolate on our online shop while stocks last!
Codorníu Cava Non Vintage Brut
No Christmas or New Year’s Eve party would be complete without some sparkles, so we just had to make sure that members had a bottle of Cava from Codorniu.
The Codorniu family have been making wine in Spain for over 500 years, and that remarkable experience shows in every sip of this elegant sparkling wine. Luxuriously fruity and floral, it’s perfect for any celebration, whether on its own or mixed with gin.
Get more Codorníu Cava Non Vintage Brut on our online shop while stocks last!
Tyrrells Hand-Cooked English Crisps Lightly Sea Salted
The most wonderful time of year deserves some truly special snacks. That’s why we have included a bag Tyrrells crisps that’s big enough for sharing in this month’s box.
Their Lightly Sea Salted crisps are gloriously unadorned but for a casual dusting of sea salt, which adds a subtle touch of salinity to the crisp’s wonderful crunch and deep, savoury flavour. All of which combine to make these tasty nibbles an amazing partner to any gin drink. Truly, these hand-cooked English crisps are the ultimate treat for special occasions.
CRAFTED Mango & Passion Fruit Juice Drink
CRAFTED by Cracker Drinks Co. create beautiful, well-crafted juice drinks from only the highest quality fruits, and that devotion to quality craftsmanship comes through in every sip of each one of their delicious soft drinks.
Their Mango & Passion Fruit Juice Drink is remarkably fruity and full of tropical flavours that we think work so well with gin, especially in our December Cocktail of the Month (see below).
The Dormen Christmas Mix
A blend of nuts & cranberries
We all know that a mark of that special time of year is the appearance of nuts in the snack cupboard and in bowls around the house for everyone to enjoy. For us, it has to be The Dormen Christmas Mix!
Each bag is brimming with a delectable medley of dried cranberries and nuts that work so well with your Christmas gin drinks.
Find more of The Dormen Christmas Mix on our online shop while stocks last!
KIND:
Limited Edition Apple Almond Spice and Caramel Almond & Sea Salt
With all of those rich, heavy Christmas treats that we will surely enjoy this December, it’s nice to be able to munch on a healthier snack, especially when that healthier snack is as delicious as a KIND bar! They are so perfect for cosying up with during the winter months - or any other time of year, for that matter!
In their December box, our members can find two flavours of KIND bar, their scrumptious Caramel Almond & Sea Salt bar and their fabulous Limited Edition Apple Almond Spice edition. Both are utterly divine and ideal for enjoying with a gin cocktail or two!
Please do note that we were originally going to include KIND’s Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bar in this month’s box, however, due to a production issue, this was not possible. Instead, KIND was good enough to send their Limited Edition Apple Almond Spice bar for our members to try. It is for this reason that the information and images in our December 2020 issue of GINNED! Magazine may not reflect the KIND bars that our members can find in their box.
Our December 2020 Garnish of the Month and cocktail syrup:
Grapefruit & Star Anise and Gin Star Martini cocktail syrup
Our lovely members can always find carefully selected garnishes and a bespoke cocktail syrup in of their Gin of the Month boxes for them to create our unique Cocktail of the Month and our Perfect G&T recipe.
In our December 2020 Gin of the Month box, our members can find a mix of dried grapefruit slices and star anise with which to garnish their Christmassy December 2020 Perfect G&T.
Our December 2020 cocktail syrup is a festive delight! It has been created for our gin-credible December 2020 Cocktail of the Month, Craft Gin Club’s Gin Star Martini!
Our December 2020 Cocktail of the Month:
Craft Gin Club’s Gin Star Martini
Craft Gin Club’s Gin Star Martini is a fabulously festive and fun take on the classic Porn Star Martini. Combining Cotswolds Dry Gin The Cloudy Christmas Gin with CRAFTED Mango & Passion Fruit Juice Drink and our fruity, bespoke cocktail syrup, it’s a Christmassy delight with a tropical twist. Finished with a shot of Codorniu Cava, it’s a joyous celebration of the season!
Our December 2020 edition of GINNED! Magazine
As well as our incredible December 2020 Gin of the Month and the delicious mixers and snacks that accompany it in this month’s box, our members can also find our December 2020 edition of GINNED! Magazine!
This glossy magazine is 68-pages of festive ginny recipes, quizzes, how-to guides and fun. It tells you all about our wonderful Gin of the Month and has tips on everything you need for the perfect gin-filled Christmas. We can’t wait for our members to give it a read!
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