Take a look inside Craft Gin Club's December 2021 Gin of the Month box, it's a festive extravaganza!
Dec 4, 2021
December’s Gin of the Month box has now completely sold out, but not to worry, if you join the club today you can still get our January 2022 Gin of the Month box - we can’t wait for everyone to see what’s inside!
Boy, are we excited to show all of the gin-credible festive treats inside Craft Gin Club’s December 2021 Gin of the Month box!
This year, Craft Gin Club’s expert team of ginny elves has gone all-out to fill your December with the spirit of the season. With a remarkable gin from Orkney, accompanied by a beautiful, stocking-bulging array of mixers and snacks, December’s box is truly a Christmas extravaganza.
This is one subscription box you do not want to miss!
Of course, the sip-able, nibble-able treats aren’t the only delights in Santa’s sack this year, we also have a special, extra-big issue of GINNED!, our club magazine, for you to flick through with a cocktail and a mince pie.
It is brimming with all the recipes you could wish for, along with lots of fabulous guides and games to see you through December.
Scroll down to discover what awaits lucky Craft Gin Club members in our December 2021 Gin of the Month box. December is going to be very merry indeed!
Distilled exclusively for Craft Gin Club members by The Orkney Distillery
Distilled on the remote archipelago of Orkney, off the most northern tip of Scotland, Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin has been inspired by the island’s yuletide traditions and its Viking heritage. Created exclusively for Craft Gin Club members by The Orkney Distillery, it’s the perfect way to enjoy the season!
This sumptuous craft gin is Christmas in a bottle! The nose has a subtle sweetness that’s spiced with cinnamon, citrus, clove and cardamom. The palate is delectably smooth, with touches of frankincense and myrrh that mingle with enticing floral touches. The finish has mouthwatering and utterly moreish bursts of nutmeg and ginger. Yum!
Buy Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin and even more of The Orkney Distillery Kirkjuvagr gin range at this link!
As Christmas is such a special time of year, we just had to include some seriously special mixers in December’s box: The London Essence Co. Delicate Ginger Ale and Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water are just that! Each of London Essence’s exquisite mixers is made with only the finest botanicals, which a distilled into glorious essences, making their elegant range of tonics, sodas and mixers ideal for any special occasion.
Their Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water, with its well-crafted profile of citrus, spice and delicately bitter quinine, is the perfect match for Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin in our December 2021 Perfect G&T. London Essence Delicate Ginger Ale is just as utterly scrumptious mixed with craft gin and served over lots of ice with a slice of lime.
Shop for more of these gorgeous London Essence mixers on the Craft Gin Club online shop here!
Craft Gin Club’s December 2021 Perfect G&T pairs The Orkney Distillery’s Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin with London Essence Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water and a wonderful garnish duo of orange slices and redcurrant berries.
Fragrant, spiced and brimming with a refreshing mix of citrus and floral aromatics, this is one completely gorgeous festive G&T.
Get everything you need to create this fabulous G&T at this link!
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a silky-smooth and rich cream liqueur to sip as you enjoy the festivities. For us, it has to be the award-winning Amarula Ethiopian Coffee Cream Liqueur from Amarula!
Made using only sustainably-sourced ingredients from Africa, including sun-ripened marula fruit and high-quality, single-estate Ethiopian Arabica coffee which is famed for its complex fruity and floral notes. The caramel, citrus and nougat flavours of the marula are a beautiful match for the coffee in this liqueur and they are both best friends with a good craft gin or two. Did someone say creamy cocktails?
What’s more, the Amarula Trust is helping to conserve African elephants, which famously enjoy the marula fruit just as much as we do! Delicious and elephant-conscious, what more could you ask for?
The Amarula range is available to buy on the Craft Gin Club online shop here!
Chocolate and Christmas, Christmas and chocolate, the two complete each other. And the perfect way to add a little extra luxury to your festive proceeding is with Lindt LINDOR Milk Chocolate Truffles.
They are moments of creamy, chocolatey bliss just waiting to be unwrapped. Made with only the best cocoa sourced from the world’s most renowned growing regions, they make for an idyllic “treat yourself moment”, especially if enjoyed with a gin cocktail or two.
With well over 150 years of chocolate making experience behind Lindt, it’s no wonder their melting, smooth chocolate balls are so divine!
Up your cocktail game this Christmas with Angostura Bitters! The House of Angostura’s amazing range of bitters are cocktail bar must-haves - whether you prefer their original Angostura Aromatic Bitters, Angostura Orange Bitters or the Angostura Cocoa Bitters that members can find in their December box, they have the ability to turn your cocktails up to 11 with their intense and uniquely spiced flavour profile.
Angostura Cocoa Bitters are made with only the finest Trinidadian cocoa, which is rich, floral and nutty in flavour, and a carefully selected blend of aromatic botanicals. There are no better ways to add wonderfully moreish touches of chocolate and spice to your favourite gin cocktails!
Buy more Angostura Bitters at this link!
Looking for a completely delicious savoury snack for Christmas? Look no further than Cheesies! They turn blocks of cheese into ridiculously tasty, crunchy, baked bites that you will not be able to stop nibbling. You won’t believe that they are made of only 100% cheese, with nothing else added.
Cheesies Jingle Bites are a drool-worthy mix of powerful Cheddar, marvellously mellow Gouda and fabulously nutty Emmental. All jumbled up together, it’s like having a cheeseboard in a bag! We love enjoying them with our favourite festive gin drinks.
You can buy more Cheesies Jingle Bites right here!
Creamy, rich and oh-so-delightfully decadent, nothing says “festive treat” like fudge! Copperpot’s Cornish fudge in particular never fails to get us excited. Always so buttery and full of those heart-warming caramel flavours, their fudge is utterly scrumptious.
Their Christmas Spiced Fudge has a tongue-tantalising medley of spice and fruit, with a dash of brandy for good measure - it is Christmas, after all! This fantastic fudge makes for a marvellous partner to your favourite gin cocktails.
Copperpot Christmas Spiced Fudge is available to buy at this link!
Bibite Polara creates fantastic mixers on the sun-kiss Mediterranean isle of Sicily. Members have already fallen in love with their Bibite Polara Tonica and Bibite Polara Spuma from May’s Gin of the Month box and Bibite Polara Mandarino from October’s box, so we know they are going to just adore Bibite Polara Melograno.
This mouth-watering mixer is packed full of plump, sweet-tart, juicy pomegranate flavours that are sure to fill any cocktail fan with glee. It’s one of the key ingredients in Craft Gin Club’s Fireside Fizz, our December 2021 Cocktail of the Month - scroll down to find out more.
Buy more Bibite Polara Melograno on the Craft Gin Club online shop here!
The British Snack Co. is dedicated to creating seriously delicious hand-cooked crisps and popcorn that is completely vegan-friendly, allergen-free celebrates the best of British.
Their Awfully Posh Mince Pie Finest Popcorn is available to Craft Gin Club members exclusively and uses only the best popcorn seasoned with spice and biscuity flavours that represent the best bits of your favourite mince pie recipes. Enjoyed with a G&T, they are a terribly tasty festive treat!
More Awfully Posh Mince Pie Finest Popcorn can be bought at this link!
Christmas just isn’t complete without a big bag of luxurious crisps to enjoy with your gin pals at your festive parties: enter, Mackie’s of Scotland! Their magnificent, high-quality crisps are always full of incredible character that never fails to have us coming back for more.
Mackie’s Turkey & Stuffing Potato Crisps are brimming with the sumptuously savoury flavours of Christmas dinner with every bite. We can not get enough!
Lovely Craft Gin Club members receive special garnishes and a bespoke cocktail syrup in each of our Gin of the Month boxes so that they can make our unique Cocktail of the Month and monthly Perfect G&T.
Our garnishes for December’s Perfect G&T are orange slices and redcurrants. They have been specially selected to complement Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin and London Essence Pomelo & Pink Pepper Tonic Water.
Members can also find Fireside Fizz cocktail syrup in their December box. They can use that bespoke syrup to make Craft Gin Club’s Fireside Fizz, our December 2021 Cocktail of the Month.
Both this cocktail syrup and garnish duo are now available to buy at this link!
Combining Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin with Bibite Polara Melograno and our bespoke Fireside Fizz cocktail syrup, this is the perfect Christmas cocktail!
The delectable pomegranate tones of the Bibite Polara Melograno are mouthwatering partners to the spice, citrus and floral aromas of the gin. The cocktail syrup then adds a sweet, fragrant base that really takes this cocktail recipe to the next level. Yum!
Get everything you need to create our December 2021 Cocktail of the Month here!
Discover everything your need to know about Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin along with lots of festive recipes, games and guides to see you through December and Christmas in our December 2021 edition of GINNED!.
This December we’re featuring a rather unique expression. On one hand, it uses traditional Christmassy notes – like nutmeg and cinnamon – to create something that is immediately familiar, and that summons a feeling of warmth. This, however, is blended with exciting layers of flavour to be unwrapped as they evolve on your palate. It’s a symphony of rich, luxuriously spiced notes, warming flavours and crisp, citrusy aromas. It’s the perfect spirit to see in festive celebrations!
— Craft Gin Club's Gin Expert, Peter Downes
Christmas is a time for family, and the family behind this authentic Cornish fudge has crafted something truly special. Full of spices, fruit and warming brandy, it’s an indulgent treat to share with your nearest and dearest.
— Box Curator, Duncan Carr
This irresistibly moreish snack is a bespoke treat, made just for Craft Gin Clubbers. It’s the perfect nibble for Christmas film nights!
— Duncan Carr
