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Colour changing gin kit with blue pea flowers turning a gin and tonic from blue to pink
Colour Changing Gin: How the Magic Works and How to Make Your Own
What colour changing gin is, the natural science behind the blue to pink change, how to make five bottles with our kit, and the mixers that trigger the magic.
Gin infusion kit with juniper berries and botanicals steeping in a jar of spirit
Gin Infusion Kits: How Infusing Your Own Gin at Home Actually Works
How gin infusion really works: compound gin vs distilled, what each botanical does, steeping times, taste-as-you-go control and the mistakes to avoid.
Gin making kit gift with juniper berries, botanicals and bottle tags laid out ready for wrapping
Gin Gifts Worth Giving: Ideas for the Gin Lover in Your Life
The honest gin gift guide: why another bottle disappoints, which gin making kit suits which person, and the other ideas gin lovers actually use.
Gin making kit with juniper berries and botanicals beside a bottle of home-infused amber gin
Gin Making Kits Explained: How to Make Your Own Gin Without a Still
What a gin making kit contains, how infusion works, why it's legal without a licence, which vodka to buy and how to choose your first kit.

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