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Father's Day GIFT GUIDE

Whether he’s a Gin and Tonic traditionalist, a Vodka Martini maestro, or just someone who enjoys a cold bottle in the freezer, we’ve got the goods when it comes to gin and vodka for Father's Day.

Juniper-forward classics, craft oddities, super-smooth sippers and gift sets to suit every budget. This lot ought to win you brownie points until at least next year.

Top Picks Under £30 £30 - £40 Over £40

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For the Botanical buff Dad

Monkey 47 Dry Gin

50cl • 47%

Some say less is more, not for Monkey 47! This characterful gin from the Black Forest in Germany is made with 47 different botanicals, including lingonberries, and bottles at a hearty 47% ABV. Enjoyably complex, with robust, resinous pine, and well structured herbs, fruit, and spice.

My personal favourite gin! An incredibly fresh, citrussy, zingy gin that works perfectly in any G&T, martini or sour.

Danni Coletta

Expert cocktail sipper

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For the Juniper-loving Dad

Bombay Sapphire

70cl • 40%

A classic choice for a G&T or Martini, this London dry gin is made with a blend of ten botanical ingredients using a slow infusion process, including juniper berries, coriander seeds, citrus peel, and liquorice root. Layered with light, piney juniper, soft, peppery warmth, and subtle sugared almond sweetness.

The azure bottle alone puts me in mind of summer time vibes! Bombay is an all-time classic that never disappoints.

Debbie West

Spirits scout and sipper

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For the adventurous Dad

The Orientalist Origins Vodka

70cl • 40%

Proudly pan-Asian spirit, made with longan honey from Taiwan, Tibetan highland barley, and nine varieties of potato, then proofed with water from Japan's Sakurajima Peninsula. With a creamy texture, delicate sweetness, and subtle herbaceous depth, it's great sipping vodka, and a versatile option for mixing.

A vodka with a truly distinctive character, crafted from an exceptional blend of ingredients including Taiwanese honey, Tibetan barley, and nine varieties of potatoes sourced from across Asia. Smooth, clean, and elegantly refined.

Michael Monte
Spirits buyer, in French

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For the Rugged Dad

Isle Of Harris Gin

70cl • 45%

Isle of Harris Gin is made on the eponymous Outer Hebrides island, using a selection of nine botanicals, including sustainably harvested sugar kelp from local sea-lochs. This imparts a subtly coastal, maritime quality to the gin, which also features juniper, angelica, cassia, coriander, cubeb, liquorice root, orange peel, and orris root.

I love the Isle of Harris' gin and whiskies, and their genuine connection to community, training up local distillers, and hand-harvesting the local kelp sustainably. Here you have glorious citrus, pepper, sweetness and (not overdone) maritime salty tang. And. Would. You. Just. Look. At. That. Bottle.