During their work as bartenders, they educated themselves on what a superior spirit should taste like, so with this knowledge, they created their liquor company with quality, flavor, and a sense of place at its core.

The creators of St. Ives Liquor all gained their knowledge about spirits and liquor unknowingly through experience from working as bartenders. It depends on personal preferences which of these gins you should buy. If you’re going for aesthetics, then something like the Malfy Gin Con Arancia is great because of its vibrant colors, but also the Fallen Angel Blood Orange Gin is a good option due to its flashy and kind of creepy bottle. The blood orange version of their gin is infused with (aside from the obvious blood orange) safflower blossoms, rosehip, cinnamon, and nutmeg. This makes for a zesty and crisp spirit. Beefeater’s blood orange gin is also a really popular gin amongst the blood orange gin (liqueurs), which is probably partly due to the fact that Beefeater is already really well-known. This gin has got some very strong and sweet orange notes. It’s recommended to drink with tonic or soda water, but it’s also a perfect gin to drink neat. Because the gin itself already has a ton of strong flavors, you don’t necessarily need to mix it. 8. J.J. Whitley Blood Orange GinThe palate is also bright. When Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin they seriously mean this a Blood Orange Gin. Overall, Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin is one of the best examples of its type. It’s a delicious and easy drinker that adds a touch of summer— or Sicily— to any occasion. This gin is infused with very fragrant botanicals which create a wonderful and complex flavor. 11. Didsbury Blood Orange & Ginger Gin Jared says he loves to experiment with natural ingredients found locally to produce special edition spirits and it shows.

They started out experimenting with a ton of fresh herbs and ingredients found locally and in their own kitchen. Through experimenting, they figured out the 13 perfect botanicals for their gin. The spirits that St. Ives produces range from a classic gin, to super berry gin, to limoncello. Beefeater, unlike many gin distillers, actually provides a list of most (not all of course) of the botanicals used in their gin. Their blood orange gin consists of a mix of 10 botanicals ranging from the obvious juniper berries and blood orange to licorice, coriander, and lemon peel to name a few. It’s got a very fruity taste with a sweet finish that balances nicely with the bitterness. And to top it all off, it contains no added sugar at all! But of course, they can also be drunk neat if you like your gin like that. Perhaps more people will enjoy a neat blood orange gin over a normal gin, seen as it is a lot less bitter. This gin is very bright and a bit zesty with hints of anise and really strong candied orange notes. The undertones consist of licorice and cassia. Like many of J.J. Whitley’s spirits, this one is a great addition to any alcohol collection. 9. Tarquin’s Cornish Sunshine Blood Orange Gin

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Beautiful and bright, Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin leads with sweet orange. Notes of fresh sweet orange zest, mineola and a hint of bitter orange round it. It’s big and citrus-forward. Even though Malfy isn’t as well-known as Beefeater, they have made quite a name for themselves as one of the best citrus-forward gins.

The Whitley Neill Blood Orange gin is one of their many great award-winning gins, and their blood orange gin itself won silver at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2018. This award already proves that it is an amazing quality gin. Redcastle’s gins have become increasingly popular over the last few years. Especially in Scotland, the brand’s popularity has been rising quite steadily. Aside from just gin, Redcastle also specializes in spiced rum and prosecco. People who want to be play up it’s more traditional gin like character will like it straight from the freezer and mixed with a modicum of dry Vermouth. A 12:1 Martini is a bit Churchillian for some, but I found it to be delicious. But which blood orange gins are actually good and which gin (liqueur) should you try for yourself? Below, we list 12 of the best blood orange gins out there right now. 1. Beefeater Blood Orange Even though the name doesn’t exactly sound like it, blood orange gins are definitely a good example of those easy-to-drink gins. They tend to be a lot sweeter, just like the blood orange itself is, and they contain even more citrus notes than other gins do.Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin features two types of orange. First is sweet orange. The second is the signature botanical— the Sicilian Blood Orange. Using citrus to make a flavored gin is far from easy. Some have made solid distilled gins, while others have not been as successful with their post-distillation infusions. The Blood Orange & Ginger gin is made up of the base of their original gin, which consists of a unique blend of 11 botanicals. Among these 11 botanicals are bitter orange, lime, and grapefruit to name a few, making it a clean, crisp, and zesty spirit. Fox’s Kiln Distillery is fairly new in the gin industry. The creator of the gin brand, Jared Brown, started a microbrewery out of boredom in 2011, and later in 2019, he started distilling gin.