The best Black Friday gin deals
Black Friday deals can save you money on your favourite drink brands. Find out when Black Friday 2019 falls, plus how and where to find the best gin deals online all year round.
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Gin has experienced a phenomenal boom period in recent years. In the 70s and 80s, it was at risk of being relegated to the doldrums of drink history, with sales at a low and its reputation, frumpy. The relaxing of laws around minimum distillery capacity requirements in 2009 meant smaller artisan producers were able to fire up stills once again.
Spearheaded by brands like Sipsmith, craft gin is now ubiquitous in pubs, supermarkets and homes. You can buy gin Advent calendars and attend gin spas, enjoy a pink G&T and eat gin-flavoured crisps. There are over 360 distilleries in the UK and sales surpassed £2bn in 2018 – that's a huge 73 million bottles of the nation's favourite juniper-spiked firewater.
This new-found popularity means lots of us are now familiar with various gin brands. While heritage distilleries like Gordons, Tanqueray and Beefeater have stood the test of time, names like Silent Pool, Slingsby, Portobello Road and Caorunn are also becoming recognisable mainstays on pub and supermarket shelves.
If this huge range of gin, available at a click of a mouse, makes your head spin, you may find our expert buyer's guides useful. We've taste-tested hundreds of bottles to bring you our recommendations.
Black Friday gin deals
Black Friday 2019 falls on Friday 29 November and Cyber Monday on Monday 2 December. Expect retailers like Amazon, John Lewis and the major supermarkets to lead the charge on slashing the prices of spirits.
We'll be featuring the best deals in the run-up to the event so keep checking back to find Black Friday deals and discounts. For more, visit our guide to finding Black Friday deals on electronics and kitchenware, plus if you're planning your next getaway, the team at olive has found the best Black Friday travel deals.
Current gin deals
We've rounded up gin deals on products recommended in our taste tests.
Save £8 on Silent Pool gin at Waitrose – buy now for £31.50, down from £39.50.
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You can also save £4 on the Chase grapefruit & pomelo gin – buy it now from Waitrose for £34.
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We also recommended Tanqueray Sevilla gin. Buy from Waitrose now for £20, down from £25.
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We recommend Abelforth Bathtub gin and there's currently 26% off at Amazon – buy now for £25, down from £33.95.
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Save 20% on Tanqueray Rangpur – buy on Amazon for £20, down from £25.
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All offers correct as of Wednesday 26th November. Please get in touch at goodfoodwebsite@immediate.co.uk if you noticed anything has changed.
How to find gin deals online all year round
With this booming market comes competitive pricing. Smaller, craft brands are stocked nationwide and bottles can often be purchased at cut-price during sale periods.
Leading online retailers like Amazon, Master of Malt, 31Dover and The Whisky Exchange have gin sections. You'll find flash sales, discounted bottles and the latest deals detailed on the following pages:
Amazon gin section (deals in top panel)
Master of Malt gin section (with link to flash sale section)
31 Dover gin section (deals denoted with red pricing)
Whisky Exchange gin section (deals denoted with rosettes)
Supermarkets regularly run deals on gin. Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose have specific sections on their websites that list the latest gin offers and discounts.
Sainsbury's gin offers
Morrisons gin offers
Tesco gin offers
Waitrose gin offers
If you're serious about your gin, we recommend identifying the specific brands you want to purchase before researching where to find it cheapest. The price comparison widget on our gin reviews will help with this. There are also websites that allow you to compare supermarket prices for individual products at a glance.
While it might be tempting to go for the gin with the best price (especially when buying for parties and events) quality and flavour are of paramount importance.
Our reviewers have highly rated leading brands like Tanqueray, Warner Edwards, Malfy and Chase, all of which are commonly found in supermarkets and online sold via leading drinks websites. Brands like this will often be stocked in multiple retailers, meaning prices can significantly vary.
Our review of classic gin features heritage brands that are usually sold in supermarkets, including Beefeater, Martin Miller, Plymouth and Sipsmith. Before shopping online or picking it up from the booze aisle at your regular retailer of choice, scour the web using shopping tools to make sure you're not missing out on a bargain price elsewhere.
Buy the best on Black Friday
If you plan to hit the online retailers come Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the BBC Good Food review section features over 200 buyer's guides to help you make the right choices.
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