The best boozy Christmas gifts 2020
Choose the very best bottles from our selection of boozy Christmas gifts to give in 2020. Treat someone to top-notch gin or spiced rum.
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Looking for a gift for a loved one who likes to keep their spirits collection up to date? Look no further. We've rounded up the very best spirits for gifting, including the most beautiful bottles and tastiest flavours.
Read on to discover our top buys. For over 400 buyer’s guides, visit our product reviews section, plus find more festive inspiration in our bumper gift guide for foodies, round-up of the best Christmas hampers and the best whisky and gin gifts. Looking for a personalised gift idea? Put together a customised My BBC Good Food cookbook to give a foodie friend, or treat a loved one to one of our online cookery courses.
El Bandarra al fresco
Similar to a classic bitter Italian aperitif but slightly lighter and fresher, this has a subtle red berry taste and is excellent with soda – a lovely gift for the spritz drinker in your life. Get some inspiration from our best-ever spritz recipes.
Available from:
Amazon (£22.01)
Master of Malt (£20.95)
31Dover (£21.45)
Cabby's spiced rum
A unique spiced rum with notes of almond, clove, ginger and cinnamon and a subtle treacle-like sweetness. It’s delicious sipped over ice or in a dark & stormy cocktail. Get even more sensational drinks inspiration from our best ever rum cocktails.
Available from:
The Whisky Exchange (£29.95)
Cazcabel coconut liqueur
Made from a base of blanco tequila and Jalisco coconuts, this liqueur has notes of rich caramel and toasted coconut. It’s great sipped ice-cold alongside spicy Mexican dishes, or even a Thai curry.
Available from:
Amazon (£24.99)
Master of Malt (£22.46)
Marie Jeanne pink gin
Made with strawberries, raspberries and cranberries, this fruity gin is loaded with fresh red berry flavour, complemented by classic botanicals. Sweet, without being sickly, it’s great with tonic water and ice, or try adding a few frozen cranberries for a bit of festive flair. Try our best pink gin cocktails.
Available from:
South Ormsby Estate (£39)
Adnams Kobold lager
Any serious beer drinker will know Adnams. Now the brewery and distillery has launched its first premium English lager, Kobold. It’s bright, crisp and refreshing, made with English hops to leave your palate dancing with grassy, lemony flavours. If that wasn’t enough reason to enjoy, sales will support marine conservation projects, starting with Blue Marine Foundation to help protect our coastlines.
Available from Adnams (£19.99 for 12)
Sapling British vodka
A classic that's sure to be pride of place in anyone's cocktail cabinet. A smooth, crisp vodka with slightly zesty, peppery notes. Plus, for every bottle sold, a tree will be planted. Crack out your cocktail shaker and try out our top vodka cocktail recipes.
Available from:
Mast of Malt (£27.95)
Amazon (£33.99)
The Whisky Exchange (£25.75)
Cotswolds Amaro No.1
Made in the style of an Italian amaro (a bittersweet, herbal liqueur), the Cotswolds Distillery whisky liqueur is the perfect balance of fruity, floral and bitter. A deliciously rich digestif, it’s lightly spiced, with underlying herbal notes and citrus flavours, plus a hint of sweet vanilla. Even those who don’t consider themselves whisky lovers will enjoy this incredibly smooth drink.
Available from Cotswolds Distillery (£34.95)
Mr Black Colombia single origin coffee liqueur
One for serious coffee aficionados, Mr Black’s new coffee liqueur has an intense, almost umami flavour on its own, but in cocktails it really shines. We used 60ml Mr Black and 30ml espresso shaken with ice to create a complex espresso martini. It has a hit of coffee rounded by toffee-like sweetness. Take your evening up a notch with our favourite coffee cocktails.
Available from:
The Whisky Exchange (£34.45)
Amazon (£35.99)
Black Cow Christmas Spirit
Like Christmas in a bottle, this has harmonious notes of dried fruit, citrus, and brown sugar that meld together like a fine fruit cake, without being sickly or overpowering. Add some fizz and a twist of orange peel, and you’ve got an easy holiday cocktail.
Available from Black Cow (£25)
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