Easy DIY boozy gifts
Make a boozy gift for someone special. Learn how to flavour spirits and make your own compound gin – the recipes are easy but the results are impressive.
Raise a glass to someone you care about with a homemade bottle of their favourite tipple – perhaps a boldly flavoured strawberry & rhubarb vodka or a delicate elderflower gin. This grown-up gift is a simple but thoughtful way to wow your loved one.
Before you get brewing, learn how to sterilise bottles in three easy steps.
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Limoncello
Transport your loved one to Italy, if not with a flight then a bottle of zesty limoncello. With just four ingredients (including water) you can bottle the taste of summer. An ice-cold shot makes a delightful after-dinner treat, or poured over ice cream for a decadent dessert. Just a drizzle of it can take classic recipes to the next level like our raspberry semi-freddo.
Try making spiced arancello for an orangey twist on the classic lemon liqueur.
Turkish delight vodka
Bottle up the flavour of an exotic sweet-shop treat with our Turkish delight vodka. After making a batch, sieve out the chopped pieces of Turkish delight and drop in fresh, full cubes for a quirky drink that money can't buy. Enjoy mixed with water and ice, or poured over vanilla ice cream for a dreamy dessert.
Strawberry gin
Capture a spirit of romance with our simple strawberry gin and put a pop of colour in someone's drinks cabinet. This makes a stunner of a G&T, or a great base for fruity cocktails – and make sure you keep a batch for yourself to avoid gifter's regret.
Raspberry vodka
Add to your repertoire of brilliant berry-flavoured spirits with our homemade raspberry vodka. Nothing beats the vibrant sweetness of fresh raspberries mixed with mellow vanilla.
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Rhubarb & strawberry vodka
Showcase seasonal ingredients in rhubarb & strawberry vodka. For a more intense flavour, leave your mix to infuse for up to a month until the liquid turns a rich pink colour. It's fabulous served as a long drink topped with soda or your choice of fizz.
Compound gin
Make a bespoke blend using our easy compound gin recipe. With a good quality bottle of vodka and a few classic gin botanicals, like juniper berries and cardamom, you can create a gorgeous gin. Mix up the usual G&T, or stir a classic martini.
Sloe gin
Make sloe gin well in advance for a mature, richly rounded fruity flavour. This drink improves over time and makes fantastic cocktails. Use the leftover sloes to make an indulgent trifle or a pork or venison casserole.
Watch our video for more tips on making sloe gin and get ideas for sloe gin cocktails.
Chilli vodka
Our chilli vodka is great for adding a kick to a Bloody Mary or served straight over ice. Add a whole chilli to each bottle that you give away for an impressive looking gift that packs some heat.
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