In recent years Britain has seen a ginaissance with more and more bottles of the juniper-based drink being sold than ever before.
In fact, ‘Mother’s Ruin’ has become so popular that the tipple is now flavouring everything from chocolate to marshmallows and even tea.
With the onset of the festive season however, there’s only one way to gratify a gin lover’s thirst; with a booze-filled bauble.
This year, Dingle Distillery, based in County Kerry, Ireland, has joined forces with Scottish giftware company Angels’ Share Glass, to produce a range of bespoke decorations filled with gin.
Just 3,000 of the hand-blown baubles have been released, each featuring a removable cork allowing them to be re-filled throughout the festive season.
The limited edition baubles are all filled with 50ml of Dingle Distillery’s award-winning artisan craft gin that’s infused with local botanicals such as rowan berries from the mountain ash trees, fuchsia, bog myrtle, heather and hawthorn.
“The Dingle Gin Bauble is a fun and unique gift for the gin-lover in your life,” says Elliot Hughes, company director at Dingle Distillery.
“People are drinking gin, like in a lot of European countries, more than ever and are drinking premium spirits like never before.
“I think people will really enjoy the gin bauble whether it’s received as a gift or bought for themselves!"
Dingle Distillery has also launched the Limited Edition Four Seasons Dingle Gins, a stackable collection of four miniature bottles of gin, each one made to represent one of the four seasons.
Similarly, Angels’ Share Glass, which created, filled and boxed Dingle’s baubles, has brought back its own whisky-filled versions that originally launched back in 2015.
“Our whisky baubles really caught the imagination and people seem to love them,” says Karen Somerville, managing director at Angels’ Share Glass.
“I’ve no doubt it will be the same for the gin baubles which will prove a real hit with gin-lovers and are well-timed given the current gin revival.”
If you prefer to deck the halls with real decorations though, fear not because there are plenty of alternative ways to get your festive gin fix.
While it’s accepted that drinking alcohol on a daily basis is bad for your health, that hasn’t stopped the surge in popularity of booze-filled advent calendars in the last few years.
For 2018, several brands have launched their own versions including the Edinburgh Gin Advent Calendar, John Lewis & Partners Gin & Tonic Advent Calendar and Aldi’s 12 Gins of Christmas.
The offerings aren’t limited to gin either. Now, you can get your hands on advent calendars filled with pretty much any type of alcohol you can think of, from wine to beer, whisky and even cocktails.
