If you’re big on love but short on gifting inspiration as Valentine’s Day approaches, fear not – we’ve got your back. We’ve handpicked no less than 11 premium drinks, each one very different, but all with one thing in common – they all hit hard when it comes to the wow-factor. 

With highlights including a Polish vodka that’s a certified fruit bomb, a perfectly pink gin, a treacle coloured charred oak bourbon and a rockstar of a sparkling wine, there’s something to whet the whistle of the fussiest of lovers. So, peruse theses gems, take your pick if you’re better half is a keeper, they’ll crack open the bottle and share the love. 

Kavka Orchard Vodka

A naturally sweet and delicate blend of plum, apple and fine grain spirits. Sourced and distilled in the ancient Polish market town of Sandomierz. It has a natural sweetness and depth making it perfect to be drunk on its own, in a cocktail or with a refreshing mixer. 

Made with 200 years of distilling tradition, going back to the 19th century when distilleries produced spirits to emphasise taste and individuality, rather than trying to filter them out, Kavka blends fine rye and wheat spirits, adding small quantities of aged pot-stilled fruit spirits.

RRP: From £29.95 for 70cl. ABV: 38%. Available from: Amazon, The Whisky Exchange and Master of Malt

Axia Spirit

A first of its kind, Axia is an extra-dry and refreshing mastiha spirit that is an exciting and unique addition to the premium white spirits category. Axia is expertly crafted and distilled from the aromatic resin of the Mastic Tree, native to the hillsides of the Greek island, Chios. It is a versatile spirit with an authentic flavour profile with vibrant citrus and vegetal notes. 

Axia is a mastiha spirit with notes of rose, cypress, citrus, and bergamot. Since the spirit is unsweetened, its versatility allows for it to be a base in popular cocktails such as a Margarita, Negroni or Bloody Mary.

RRP: £31.95 ABV: 40%. Available from: Amazon, Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines and The Whisky Exchange

Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

Elijah Craig Small Batch is the signature Bourbon bearing the name of Reverend Elijah Craig, who founded his distillery in 1789 along Elkhorn Creek in present day Georgetown, Kentucky. He is credited with being the first distiller to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels, earning his place in history as the Father of Bourbon. Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon is naturally aged and presented in a contemporary bottle.

RRP: £44.95 for 70cl. ABV: 47%. Available from: Master of Malt, Amazon and The Whisky Exchange 

Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky

The award-winning Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky was launched in 2017 and is the first whisky ever distilled in the Cotswolds. Rich and fruity, Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky is sippable with notes of honey, Seville orange marmalade and dark red fruits. Available in a beautiful gift box, it is the perfect gift for a whisky lover and is versatile. 

RRP: £39 for 70cl. ABV: 46%. Available from: Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Ocado, Majestic, The Whisky Exchange, Amazon and Cotswolds Distillery

Jaisalmer Gold Indian Craft Gin 

 Infused with 18 handpicked botanicals, of which 14 have been sourced from India. The liquid is then enhanced by Gold filtration to produce Jaisalmer Gold Indian Craft Gin. This unique production process occurs wherein the Gin slowly passes through a filter made of intertwined golden silk filament, enriching the Gin with gold ions and providing a clean and smooth tasting experience and balanced taste.

RRP: £39.99 for 50cl. ABV: 43%. Available from: Drink Supermarket, Master of Malt and Amazon

Opihr London Dry Gin 

A unique style of London Dry Gin crafted with a selection of exotic hand-picked botanicals, carefully chosen by Opihr’s Master Distiller, Joanne Moore, including Cubeb berries from Indonesia, Black Pepper and Ginger from India, Coriander from Morocco and Orange from Spain. 

RRP: From £27 for 70cl. ABV: 40%. Available From: DrinkSupermarket, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons and Neat and Shaken

Cotswolds Cloudy Dry Gin

A full strength gin blended with nine different botanicals, including local lavender from nearby Snowshill and freshly-peeled pink grapefruit and lime zest. It is non-chill filtered so the oils are retained in the gin, causing a pearlescent cloud to appear when ice and tonic are added, creating the unique ‘Cloudy G&T’. 

RRP: £34.95 for 70cl. ABV: 46%. Available from: Cotswolds Distillery, Master of Malt, Harvey Nichols, Amazon and Waitrose 

Mermaid Pink Gin

Aromatic and refreshing, Mermaid Pink Gin infuses the flavour of fresh Island strawberries with the smooth yet complex taste of the award winning Mermaid Gin, with a blend of lemon zest, grains of paradise and fragrant rock samphire. Mermaid Pink Gin has no added sugar and the result is a perfectly balanced gin, subtle yet vibrant.

RRP from £39.90. ABV: 38%. Available from John Lewis, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange, Harvey Nichols, Fenwick, Tesco, M&S, Waitrose, Amazon and Isle of Wight Distillery

Domaine du Météore Le Cratère Sparkling Rosé

Meteoric wine producer, Domaine du Météore has expanded its range with a new organic Sparkling Rosé Wine, Le Cratère. Le Cratère is an organic ‘methode champenoise’ sparkling rosé wine made in limited quantities (970 bottles) from Syrah grapes, which are all grown inside the 200-metre-wide meteorite crater from which Domaine du Météore takes its name. Over ten thousand years ago a meteorite struck a hillside in Southern France and helped form, Le Cratère, a cosmic wine from another dimension. 

RRP: £30 for a bottle. £180 for case of 6. ABV:13%. Available from: Domaine du Météore

Van Hunks Cap Classique Brut Sparkling Wine

Bold, gold, smooth and dry, Van Hunks Brut Cap Classique is easy drinking, with perfect tiny bubbles. Showcasing the best of South African sparkling wine. Produced using the traditional method identical to Méthode Champenoise, it is bottle fermented in small batches and matured in contact with the lees for approximately 30 months.

RRP: £20 for 75cl bottle. ABV: 12%. Available from: Van Hunks Drinks and Amazon

Mijenta Blanco Tequila 

Artisanal small batch Tequila from the highlands of Jalisco, made with 100% Agave and the best possible materials embracing traditional methods resulting in a complex tequila with a silky long finish. Mijenta Tequila is the world’s first B Corp tequila and is additive free.

RRP: £54.99 for 70cl. ABV: 40%. Available from: Selfridges, Master of Malt, Amazon, shopmijenta.co.uk and Hedonism