Aldi releases special edition gin with glitter to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Aldi has released a new gin to mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne. The spirit will hit the shelves in May as a commemoration of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee.

The supermarket has launched a limited edition variant of its Infusionist Gin range. The spirit will be flavoured with strawberry and mint, and will also feature glitter in the liquid.

It will come in a patriotic red, white and blue bottle. It is set to go on sale on May 16, just in time for gin-lovers to stock up ahead of the four day bank holiday weekend from June 2 - June 5, Chronicle Live reports.

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Aldi has called the drink a perfect centrepiece for street and garden parties, adding that at £13.99 for 700ml, it is £2 cheaper than the equivalent at M&S. The tipple, which is described as shimmering, aims to pay "tribute to Britain's longest-reigning monarch."

Buckingham Palace in fact has its own line of gin made using botanicals from the royal garden. The Queen herself is said to enjoy a gin and Dubonnet.

Aldi said: "It seems only right to launch a special jubilicious tipple in commemoration of the historical anniversary. Encapsulating the taste of a picture-perfect British summer, the new liqueur boasts flavours of jammy British strawberries, with a hint of mint to balance."

And it recommends that the best way to serve it is as a 'classic Jubilee G&T' with tonic, a garnish of orange and plenty of ice. Aldi’s new British Strawberry & Mint Gin Liqueur will go on sale from May 16 and the store says that - as with all its 'Specialbuys' - "once they’re gone, they’re gone".

Queen Elizabeth has made history by becoming the first British monarch to mark a