Eileen's Christmas Pud Gin - 700ml

In 1955, Stuart's Grandmother Eileen MacKenzie won a gold medal at the Melbourne Royal Show for her Christmas pudding. A slightly edited version was then printed in the Australian Women's Weekly magazine. Taking the original recipe, Stuart has created a delicious full-flavoured Christmas gin, keeping her legacy alive.

Each year, we eagerly await the release of Eileen's Christmas Pud Gin, an award-winning spirit that pays homage to Eileen's original pudding recipe. While the core ingredients remain unchanged, we continually explore aging techniques to enhance the flavor profile.

For our 2023 release, we embarked on a unique journey by aging our gin in two distinctive barrels, resulting in a truly exceptional experience.

To create this year's Eileen's Christmas Pud Gin, we first aged it in an American Oak barrel, infusing the gin with rich, complex flavours. We then transferred the golden goodness to an ex-French Oak barrel that was used for South Australian Tawny Port giving our gin a little sweetness and subtle warmth. Then, we transferred it to an ex-Spanish Pedro Ximenez sherry barrel, where the magic truly unfolded. The marriage of these three barrel types imparted a symphony of flavours, amplifying the beautiful Christmas notes and sweetening the fruity aromas to perfection.

The result is nothing short of delicious – a harmonious blend of tradition and innovation that captures the essence of the holiday season. Eileen's Christmas Pud Gin promises to delight the senses and elevate your holiday celebrations.

Every pudding also needs to be accompanied by something sweet. Eileen's favorite was a delicious vanilla custard. This year we have added extra vanilla and a spicy custom cherry liqueur using the best of last year's Adelaide Hills cherries.

Family means everything to us at Little Juniper so we are proud to release this limited Eileen's Christmas Pud Gin for the first time in 2022. Her beautiful smile lives on. 

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Recommended Serving:

You will always be able to enjoy our spirits neat and Eileen's Christmas gin is no exception, delicious over ice on its own.

Enjoy an Australian Christmas G&T with your preferred tonic. The pudding and marmalade flavours shine through, complementing the bitterness and sweetness of the tonic.

Funnily enough, Eileen loved ginger ale, it makes the perfect summer Christmas drink mixer. Take that to the next level and try our Christmas Dark N Stormy cocktail.

After something a little more indulgent, try our riff on the classic Flip cocktail, Merry Flippin Christmas is a deliciously creamy treat.

For a nightcap, try a Christmas Pud Negroni. The gins' spicy ginger, orange, and cinnamon notes cap off a tasty Negroni experience.

Not ready for a nightcap but want a pick-me-up, try Eileen's Christmas gin Espresso Martini.

Details:

40% ABV

700ml

Awards:

Silver - 2023 London Spirits Competition

Silver - 2024 London Spirits Competition

Silver - 2024 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards

Gold - 2024 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards

Best In Class - 2024 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards

2024 London International Wine and SpiritsCompetition tasting notes:

“This Gin offers notes of juniper and spices, complemented by hints of cinnamon. On the palate, it strikes a medium sweetness with flavours reminiscent of cinnamon, nutmeg, and raisin, culminating in a medium finish.”