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A UK-based drinks company has created party crackers packed with tubes of gin, which are sure to...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD IN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Gin crackers and festive-flavoured tipples are set to be top trends at Christmas parties this December.\u003cbr/\u003e              A UK-based drinks company has created party crackers packed with tubes of gin, which are sure to raise a cheer.\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              STORY-LINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              It's Christmas party time in London. These festive crackers are sure to raise a cheer.\u003cbr/\u003e              At the British capital's annual Spirit of Christmas fair, Drinks in Tube is showing off its gin-packed party crackers.\u003cbr/\u003e              The adult-focused party crackers each contain a 50ml tube of gin, from a variety of UK-based spirit makers.\u003cbr/\u003e              In order to keep up with tradition, they also contain a paper crown and witty remark … although the gin may do a better job of raising a smile.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We thought it was something a little bit different, something for the grown-ups rather than having rubbishy plastic toys in your crackers,\" explains Helga Hale from Drinks in Tube.\u003cbr/\u003e              Unsurprisingly, they're not as cheap as standard crackers - a box of six gin-filled party crackers is priced at 47.50 British pounds (approx. $62 USD) online.\u003cbr/\u003e              For fans of festive flavours, UK-based Holy Lama Naturals is touting its range of bottled concentrated herb and spice extracts, named 'Spice Drops'.\u003cbr/\u003e              Its Christmas collection contains orange, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, fennel and ginger extracts. They can be added to everything from mince pies to cocktails.\u003cbr/\u003e              Managing director Gouri Kubair claims the drops can be used quickly and easily in comparison to traditional dried herbs and spices.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"If you like the lengthy process of brewing and adding the spices and all of that, then great, we're not asking people to stop doing that,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"But this is if you just want to have a mulled wine, a quick mulled wine, or you have a big party and you want to make a large urn filled with mulled wine, you just at the drops to it and then people can just refill. It's quite easy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Kubair says the Spice Drops have been used to create special festive-themed cocktails. They can also be used to add a festive flavour to non-alcoholic drinks.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"You could just take apple juice or grape juice, warm it up, and then add the mulling spices, for example, and have like a mulled drink, a warming Christmassy drink, if you don't want to have any alcohol in it,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Or you could also add to red wine, of course.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              A 5ml bottle of Christmas-themed Mulling Spices Spice Drops can be purchased for 4 British pounds (approx. $5 USD) online.\u003cbr/\u003e              The Spirit of Christmas fair runs till 5 November 2017 at London's Olympia exhibition centre\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              London, UK - 31 October 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Close of people opening a Drinks in Tube party cracker\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Various of Masons Dry Yorkshire Gin tube \u003cbr/\u003e              3. Various of Drink in Tube party crackers\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Various of Drinks in Tube Masons Dry Yorkshire Gin tubes\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Mid of sign, reading (English): 'Drinks in Tube'\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Hale, Drinks in Tube: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"This in my hand is a Christmas or party cracker containing a tube of lavender gin.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Pull focus of Christmas decorations\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Tilt up of box of Drink in Tube party crackers\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Close of Drink in Tube party crackers\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Tilt up of Drink in Tube party crackers\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Close of Masons Dry Yorkshire Gin tube \u003cbr/\u003e              12. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Hale, Drinks in Tube: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We thought it was something a little bit different, something for the grown-ups rather than having rubbishy plastic toys in your crackers. And you get a crown as well, and a joke, so you're not missing out.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Tilt down of Spirit of Christmas fair show floor\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Wide of Holy Lama Naturals booth\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Close of woman drinking mulling-spiced drink \u003cbr/\u003e              16. Tilt down of sign, reading (English): 'Liquid Spices. Cooking, Baking, Cocktails, Tea/Coffee, Anything'\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Various of Spice Drops Christmas Collection packaging\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Close of Spice Drops being dropped into water and stirred\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Setup shot of Gouri Kubair, Managing Director of Holy Lama Naturals, speaking with visitors\u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE (English) Gouri Kubair, Managing Director of Holy Lama Naturals:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"If you like the lengthy process of brewing and adding the spices and all of that, then great, we're not asking people to stop doing that, but this is if you just want to have a mulled wine, a quick mulled wine, or you have a big party and you want to make a large urn filled with mulled wine, you just at the drops to it and then people can just refill. It's quite easy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Close of exhibitor pouring mulling-spiced drink \u003cbr/\u003e              22. Mid of visitors sniffing mulling spices\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Tilt up of spice bottles\u003cbr/\u003e              24. Various of mulling spices bottle\u003cbr/\u003e              25. SOUNDBITE (English) Gouri Kubair, Managing Director of Holy Lama Naturals:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"You could just take apple juice or grape juice, warm it up, and then add the mulling spices, for example, and have like a mulled drink, a warming Christmassy drink, if you don't want to have any alcohol in it. Or you could also add to red wine, of course.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              26. Tilt up of exhibitor holding mulling-spiced drink \u003cbr/\u003e              27. Close of Santa Clause decoration\u003cbr/\u003e              28. 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