Pink gin

Pink gin
Pink Gin
TypeCocktail
Ingredients
Base spiritGin
Standard drinkwareCocktail glass
Standard garnishlemon
Served
  • straight up
  • on the rocks
PreparationChill the glass, then coat the inside with the Bitters. Add the gin very well chilled, garnish and serve.

Pink gin was historically used to refer to a cocktail made fashionable in England in the mid-19th century, consisting of Plymouth gin and a dash of Angostura bitters, a dark red bitters that makes the whole drink pinkish. In recent years, the term Pink gin has also been used to define a specific category of gin where a range of fruits and flavourings are infused into the gin to give it a pink color.

Lemon rind is also commonly used as a garnish, with the citrus essential oils subtly complementing the flavour.