With Gin being one of the UK’s favorite tipples, most of us have a Gin lover in our lives, so what better gift than a Gin Making Kit?
These kits provide everything you need to create your very own signature gin blend, and are perfect for both beginners and experienced home gin makers alike
Whether you’re looking to experiment yourself with different botanicals or create a great gift for a friend or family member, gin making kits offer a super fun, rewarding and tasty experience
In this article, we’ll be highlighting the top gin making kits for 2023, so you can find the perfect kit to suit your own needs and preferences, or those of a friend, loved one or colleague as the ideal gift
What Does A Gin Making Kit Include?
The key ingredients for the perfect gin making kit include:
- Botanicals: Every kit should include a variety of high-quality botanical blends such as juniper berries, coriander seeds, orange peel or other citrus peels, orris root, angelica root, and cardamom. These botanicals are essential for creating the chosen flavour blend of the gin
- Kraft bottle tags, labels, filter papers, funnel and fine mesh sieve
- Clear and detailed instruction booklet on how to use the gin kit equipment and ingredients to create a high-quality homemade ginOptional Gin Items For Your Gin Lovers KitDepending on your budget or whether you are sending the gin kit by post it could also include:
- Subject to the size of the kit and the amount of gin it can make, between one and three bottles. These are likely to be glass bottles for a quality feel to your gift
- The base alcohol, which for the perfect blend of homemade craft gin would be a decent plain vodka
What Flavours Of Gin Blend Kits Are Available?
Some of the most popular and best gin blendings kit flavours include:
- Sloe gin: a sweet, fruity gin that has a deep, rich flavour with notes of plum, cherry, and almond
- Orange & Passion Fruit: a bright and citrusy flavour, with a strong orange taste and a sweet, tropical twist of passion fruit. Perfect for making fruity cocktails
- Blackberry & Raspberry: a sweet and tangy flavour, with a prominent blackberry taste and a subtle hint of raspberry. Great for making summer drinks
- Elderflower: a delicate and floral taste, with a subtle sweetness and a hint of citrus. Ideal for making refreshing, summery cocktails
- Pink Strawberry: gives a sweet and fruity tang, with a strong strawberry taste and a hint of citrus.
- Lemon: a tangy and refreshing lemon taste and a hint of sweetness and ideal for making citrusy cocktails and for adding a bright, zesty twist to your drinks
- Pink Grapefruit: a slightly bitter flavour, with a strong grapefruit taste and a touch of sweetness.
Best Gin Making Kits For Gifts
We’ve put together a few of our top picks for gin making kits to make your own gin or as the perfect gin kit gift:
Deluxe Gin Making Kit
£19.99 (£19.99 / count)
- Take your gin making to the next level with Natural & Noble’s Gin Making Kit! Make gin blends, gin cocktails, syrups and more!
- Packed with premium ingredients, use this gin making set to make a wide range of fabulous and exotic gin drinks in three exciting ways - blends, syrups & classic gin cocktails.
- Contains 5 pre mixed botanical & spice blends, 4 syrup bases, juniper berries, comprehensive instructions, muslin cloth.
- You’ll need basic gin, old jam jars, sugar and eggs.
- Ideal for at home use, it's perfect for individuals, couples and families who want to make celebratory or ‘at home’ drinks more exciting,
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Dava Gin Making Kit | 20 Gin Botanicals to Infuse More Than 10 Bottles at Home
- 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗧 – Ever dreamed of making your own gin? Now you can with this comprehensive gin infusion kit! The handmade set includes a glass bottle, 20 botanicals and a selection of recipe cards so you can start creating drinks like dry gin and spiced gin at home. Better yet, the botanicals take just 24 hours to infuse.
- 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝟮𝟬 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗦 – The botanicals in this kit have been hand-selected by our gin experts at Dava. There’s a flavour for every occasion and every cocktail, from juniper berries and pepper corns to more adventurous notes of cacao nibs and hibiscus. Each botanical comes in its own sachet, so you can create the perfect blend every time.
- 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 – Our gin making kits are made by hand with sustainably sourced materials and meticulous attention to detail. The box has a lovely rustic look and feel, featuring a hand-stamped wax seal and a string tied around it decorated with small leaves. It’s just as beautiful on the inside too, evoking a 17th-century style that’s sure to transport you back in time.
- 𝗘𝗖𝗢-𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗬 & 𝗕𝗜𝗢-𝗗𝗘𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 – We care about the environment as much as we care about good gin. That’s why we use only recyclable and bio-degradable materials to create our infusion kits. This all-natural set is made from jute, cardboard, paper, wax and glass, so you don’t have to worry about harming the planet while you’re enjoying your gins.
- 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗠 𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥 – The Dava gin making kit is a wonderful gift for any gin-lover out there, man or woman. With 20 botanicals to choose from and an endless number of flavour combinations, this gift set is sure to delight any budding gin connoisseur. Ideal for beginners and enthusiasts alike.
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Sandy Leaf Farm Gin Making Kit – 10 Bottle Gin Maker’s Set w/ Pink & Citrus Flavour Spice Blends
£14.99 (£1.50 / count)
- Always considered yourself a purveyor of the finest gin? With this gin distillery kit you can make up to 10 premium bottles per pack.
- If your palate balks at the thought of sub-standard blends, fear not, our gin set includes several spices to make multiple flavours including chocolate orange and classic citrus!
- Our gin kit has everything you need: juniper berries, botanicals, a funnel, a metal strainer, kraft paper, bottle tags, and testing pipettes – just add 700ml of vodka per batch.
- This gin gift set makes an ideal birthday or ‘just because’ gift. Packed full of delicious spice blends and inventive recipes, it’s sure to get a toast!
- If you have any questions about our gin gifts for men and women, our customer service team is on hand to help. Cheers!
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The Signature Edition Gin Making Kit
£30.99 (£31.62 / 100 g)
- 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 - Our Gin Making Kit is the most premium of Gin Gifts. Each Gin Kit comes in a Large Gift Box. Our Gin Craft Set contains 𝟭𝟯 𝘅 gin botanicals, 𝟱 𝘅 tools which make 𝟭𝟬 𝘅 large bottles of delicious Classic, Colour-Changing and Pink Gin within 36 hours! Perfect gin gifts for Women and Men.
- 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦, 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 & 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗜𝗡 - Craft gin in 36 hours? Yes Please! 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧: Artisan Recipe Booklet, Measuring Spoon, Funnel, Sieve, 13 x Botanicals. 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘: Cocktail Spoon with Muddler, Double-Sided Jigger, Custom Bottle Labels, Large Serving Bottle and 2 x Premium Garnishes.
- 𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 - This kit comes with customisable labels and a gorgeous serving bottle so you can literally put your name on the bottle. Each gift set comes with an Artisan Recipe book instructing you on how to get creative & produce unique gin.
- 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥-𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 & 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 - We work with UK Suppliers to ensure the best tasting result. Each gin set comes with Magical Butterfly Pea Flowers which changes your gin from clear to blue/purple within hours. Plus, this pink gin gift set for women has a blend of Rose & Hibiscus Petals creating fabulous Pink Gin! The ultimate in birthday gifts for her!
- 𝗕𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧𝗦 - Whether you’re searching for gifts for men, gifts for her, Mother’s Day Gifts or Father’s Day Gifts, Vemacity have got you covered. We have a wide range of the UK’s favourite Gin Gifts with something for everyone! You will be known for buying the best Gin Presents!
- 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗗 - We provide an Artisan Recipe Book so you can make pink, colour-changing, spicy, citrusy and chocolate orange gin & many more. One of our core values at Vemacity is to create excellent customer experiences. If you do encounter any problems, reach out to us directly and we will turn that frown upside down and that's a promise.
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Gin Etc - The Hedgerow - Sloe Gin Makers Kit
- Make Your Own Gin Kit - Hedgerow
- Includes - dried sloes, four sachets of botanicals
- Contains - filter papers, funnel, 750ml Italian glass bottle, bottle label & pipettes
- Comes with instructions
- Presented in a stylish tube gift box
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Gin Making Experience Gift
As an great alternative to a gin making kit in a box or tube why not give the gin lover on your life an hands-on guided make your own gin experience. We recently discovered an amazing distillery based at Bishton Hall, in the heart of England and that offers a fantastic immersive experience in gin making.
As part of the experience, participants are guided through the creation of their own unique gin blend using a science kit (the hall was once a private school and the distillery is in what was the old science labs).
They are provided with a choice of 3 base gins and 12 blending botanical gins to experiment with creating your own blend, and encouraged to note their choices. After completing their gin making experiments, participants can taste and compare their three blends to choose their favorite, which will be bottled for them to take home.
We hope you have found this article useful in deciding if a make your own gin kit is a great gift idea for your friend or loved-one if so have been able to discover the best gin blending kit for them.