Great British Food Christmas 2024

9 8 10 12 11 13 6 Orkney Spirits Limited Christmas Old Tom, £36.90, orkneygincompany.com A juicy, deliciously warming sweet and silky special edition gin bursting with quintessentially festive flavours and Christmas cheer. Get cosy by the fire throughout the festivities and enjoy Christmas Old Tom its own over ice, with ginger ale, mandarin soda, or get creative. This Christmassy delight is all natural, handmade with whole fruit; lemons, oranges and wintery dried fruits, cosy cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a cosy touch of ginger amongst many inviting botanicals. 7 Thunderflower Negroni 58, £45, thunderflower.co.uk This versatile liqueur can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Revel in its smoothness neat over ice for a moment of pure relaxation, or elevate your cocktail game with a sophisticated Espresso Martini that will surely impress your guests. 8 Uche Rum Premium Coconut Flavoured Rum, £35.99, ucherum.com Treat yourself this festive season with this award-winning premium coconut rum which tastes even better than it looks. Bursting with rich notes of toasted sugar and vanilla, enjoy it neat over ice with a slice of lime or mix it into a Pina Colada to bring a touch of sunshine to your winter celebrations. 9 Wicked Wolf Exmoor Vodka, £42.76, exmoorales.co.uk Wicked Wolf Exmoor Vodka, 42% ABV is a versatile, premium spirit double distilled with nothing but 100% Sicilian lemons and filtered through activated coconut charcoal. This vodka boasts a clean crisp citrus note that is well suited to drinking on its own with a block of ice, in a vodka and tonic or as the backbone to any cocktail. 10 Barti Rum, Barti Spiced Rum, £32, bartirum.wales Barti Spiced Rum is the distillery’s prized, most treasured creation. The 2017 Original Recipe Edition is the smoothest, most decadently flavoured spiced rum you will ever drink. 11 Carr Taylor Wine Brut 2018, £21.99, carr-taylor.co.uk Pale golden with subtle aromas of fresh apple and elderflower, this Brut Sparkling Wine is racy and fresh. Bottle maturation provides hints of biscuit on the nose and butter on the palate. It is made using the same traditional method found on the Continent, with a secondary fermentation in the bottle. However, using different grape varieties to those found in the traditional areas of France results in slightly less austere, more aromatic, fruity flavours which have proved to be consistently popular over the years. 12 Isle of Wight Distillery Mermaid Gin, £39.90, isleofwightdistillery.com Mermaid Gin is a smooth yet complex blend of fresh organic lemon zest, the peppery notes in grains of paradise and a hint of sea air from fragrant rock samphire. Refreshing and invigorating. 13 Billingtons of Lenzie Lenzie Gin, £38.50, billingtonsoflenzie.co.uk A small-batch artisan gin taking influences from the botanicals that grow wild on Lenzie Moss. Crisp, fresh and natural. For the perfect serve, add Lenzie tonic. 73 greatbr i t i shfoodawards.com SHOPP ING | DRINKS