Like all gins on this list, this gin goes perfectly with a gin & tonic, but with some fresh orange juice, lime juice, and some runny honey, you can create an amazing Sicilian Sunset. 4. Fox’s Kiln Distillery Blood Orange Gin 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 Gin

The complete recipe makes for a very sweet, fruity, citrus-forward, zesty gin with tiny hints of some earthy licorice. 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. Jared says he loves to experiment with natural ingredients found locally to produce special edition spirits and it shows. All their bottles have the same scary devil model, the only difference being the color of the bottle. Aside from the blood orange gin, Fallen Angel also makes spiced rum, British vodka, and two different liqueurs.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.

The gin begins as the flagship Whitley Neill Gin, distilled on a century old copper pot still, and then has blood orange extract added. Tasting Notes Beefeater has been a staple in the gin industry since the opening of the first distillery in 1863. Beefeater’s gins are really popular and for good reason! Their London Dry gin is considered one of the best London dry gins out there by some people. 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.

The blood orange notes added to this gin complement the citrusy flavors very well and this results in a crisp and refreshing spirit. Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin hits it out of the park. The audience is the flavored-vodka crowd, for sure. But hardcore gin drinkers will appreciate how they pull it off without forgetting the juniper. 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 A few botanicals used in this gin are coriander, anise, fennel, and caraway seeds. The spirit opens up with vibrant citrus top notes that lead the way for a mild peppery note from the caraway seeds. Gins with blood orange also tend to be way less bitter than your standard, let’s say, London Dry gin.