Vary the dried fruit – For the best Christmas pudding flavour, keep a base of about half to two thirds dark vine fruit (currants and raisins) and then make up the rest with apricots, dried figs, dates, cherries, mixed peel, or any combination to taste. I first tried this on a gin journey tour and was intrigued by it by the back story and the innovative way of distilling even before trying it. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process. Our B-Corporation Certified bakery is based in the heart of the Cotswolds, producing cakes and treats based on recipes developed by our founder Meg Rivers. The gin liqueur has flavours of juniper, citrus peel, cinnamon and a blend of mixed fruits and spices to give Didsbury Gin’s beautiful botanicals a Christmas twist.

They create sustainable spirits that are deeply rooted in nature and have a minimal impact on the environment. Made with real Christmas Puddings, steamed for 8 hours to Ian's Great Aunt Nellie's Victorian recipe, as hand written in her cookbook and printed on the inside of the back label of this gin. Remember that not all brands are the same, and that fresher jars of spice will have far more flavour than older ones.

Vine Fruits (34%) (Currants, Raisins, Sultanas), Brown Sugar, Mixed Peel (Orange Peel, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Lemon Peel, Sugar, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Vegetable Suet (Vegetable Oil [Palm Oil*/Sunflower Oil], Wheat Flour*), Free Range Egg , Bramley Apple***, Wheat Flour**, Wholemeal Breadcrumb (Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Caramelised Sugar, Yeast, Wheat Protein, Wheat Flour**, Salt, Soya Flour, Vegetable Oil [Palm*, Rapeseed], Preservative: Calcium propionate, Emulsifiers: Mono- and Di- Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Crystallised Ginger (Ginger, Cane Sugar), Gin (3%), Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Nibbed Walnuts, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice, Sweet Mixed Spices (Coriander, Cinnamon, Caraway Seeds, Allspice, Cloves, Cardamom, Ginger), Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves. Our panel loved the fragrant orange, whole cherries and cinnamon, and described the texture as “just right”, making it firm enough to portion without crumbling. No Christmas pudding is quite perfect without being set alight; to create a subtle flambé flavour, we gently smoked it.

Once cool, remove the paper and foil and replace with a new set of wrappings, as before, ready for when you want to re-steam and serve.Made exclusively for Harvey Nichols by The Secret Garden Distillery, our wonderfully aromatic Dry Foraged Gin has been vapour infused with our very own Christmas puddings; and our experts didn’t hold back on this one, turning up the notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Also makes an excellent participant in the Sacred Negroni - tried and tested with a twist of orange peel. Crafted with care, the process involves infusing an 8kg Christmas pudding into quality English grain spirit for a period of two months. Please help us to improve our Sipping Society Members' experience by letting us know why you've decided to cancel using the options below.

If You Cant Wait Until Christmas Day Also Makes A Lovely Gand;T, Martini Or Negroni; (Please Not This Is A Rich Distillate And Often Throws A Sediment Which Does Not Affect Drinking Qulaity - As With A Fine Wine)". Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.If you plan to make lots of liqueurs, then it is worth investing in an inexpensive filter coffee cone and filters. This extra-Christmassy gin is an old Christmas favourite (that you may struggle to save for the 25 th December). Tried it with tonic and without but unfortunately nothing seemed to conjure up any of the flavour we were hoping for.