Tarquin's The Cornish Figgy Pudding Gin, 700 ml

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This is the original Christmas gin, first produced by the distillers at Sacred Spirits in Highgate, London in 2010. The gin is made by macerating a Christmas pudding for three months, before being cold-distilled with juniper. The pudding is based on a family recipe of Sacred founder, Ian Hart. The gin has crisp, classic juniper on the nose with a rich, fruity spiciness. The texture is exceptional, accompanied by light buttery notes, vine fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar, before an elegant, dry finish. This is a lovely all-rounder, but particularly superb in a Martini made with gin poured straight from the freezer. Stoke the fire, relax into your favourite chair and enjoy some true Cornish festive cheer with Tarquin‘s Figgy Pudding Gin. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. More of a beer drinker? We have put together a list of the top ten festive buys for craft beer lovers. Read more on that here. PubMatic sets this cookie to ensure that a PubMatic user ID is already set and that PubMatic’s code is running properly.

Barbican Botanics Spiced Rum Truffles-These trufflescontain the delicious flavour of Barbican Botanics Spiced Rum, with notes of fig, orange, allspice, berries, nutmeg, ginger, cassia and clove. Mix the dried fruit, mixed peel, sloe gin, both zests and orange juice in a non-metallic bowl, cover with cling film and soak overnight (giving the mixture a stir now and then).

I’m a big fan of a condiment with one specific use. Some prefer custard or ice cream with their pud but when else is it socially accepted to eat heaps of sugary boozy butter? Brandy butter it is, then.

Stir-up Sunday is the official day to make your pudding – the last Sunday of November. While the date has religious significance (it’s the last Sunday before Advent), it also has tasty significance in that it gives the pud time to mature. Once it has been ‘stirred up’ by everyone in the family (don’t forget to make a wish), then steamed, the pudding needs to be left to age in a cool, dark place. As it matures, many compounds in the pudding begin to break down, releasing new flavour compounds, which give off sweet and fruity aromas. If you’re really organised, you can even make your pudding a year ahead for a true vintage finish. To finish… If hot toddies are your thing, consider this ginger-infused winter warmer. Brew with ginger tea bags for a stress free steamy sip. Taking its name from an alternative moniker for Christmas pudding, Tarquin’s Figgy Pudding Gin sees its Cornish Dry Gin infused with dried figs, clementine zest, Christmas spices and blow-torched, brandy-soaked cherry wood chips. On the nose, it conjures up the image of a steamed pudding with alcohol-soaked fruits and dark-golden caramel. The palate is syrupy but beautifully light and not too sweet, with notes of dates and figs in syrup, powdered ginger and cinnamon, and buttery cake batter. Tarquin’s suggests enjoying the gin in a Festive Fig-roni, or paired with ginger ale for a longer drink; for optimal enjoyment, find a comfy chair in front of a roaring fire! The benefits of using dried vs fresh fruit in baking is the deeper, comforting flavour they provide, along with a chewy fudginess. Removing moisture from fruit via dehydration not only intensifies a fruit’s flavour, it also reduces its size, meaning you can cram in more fruit per cubic centimetre – hence the pudding’s iconic richness and density. Plus dried fruit keeps for longer. Choose your fruit

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Method: Add cognac, sugar cube and bitters into a champagne flute. Top with chilled sparkling wine. There’s lots of dried fruit in the shops in the run-up to Christmas and, for the trad pudding, I always think the more the merrier. It’s important to have a good base of raisins, sultanas and currants, but don’t stop there. I add dried apricots for some tang and prunes for their gooey richness. Some people turn their noses up at sweeter-than-sweet glacé cherries, but I love their lurid colour and satisfyingly sugary texture, so they’re going in for me. If you’re dead set against the glacé, try a maraschino cherry – more natural in colour and texture. The next day, put the breadcrumbs, flour, a pinch of fine sea salt, spices, sugar and almonds in a mixing bowl and stir. In a small bowl, beat the eggs and treacle, then add to the dry ingredients with the melted butter, apple, soaked fruit and any juices left in the bowl. Mix well (see Know-how) and taste – add more mixed spice or sloe gin if you like. Best enjoyed in your favourite chair next to a roaring fire mixed with ginger ale and garnished with an orange wedge and fresh thyme or served as a ‘Festive Fig-roni’ with Campari, Sweet Vermouth and a clementine twist – it’s sure to bring some warming Cornish cheer to your glass this Festive period!