PRETTY IN PINK – THE GIN THAT WINS
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Pink Gin has been making waves since 1824 when Dr. Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert concocted this Royal Navy remedy to keep sailors from hugging the bilge when the sea got rough. A splash of medicinal magic with a dash of sweetness, it’s a cocktail that’s stood the test of time - and the test of rough waters.
Given this cocktail’s medicinal virtues and sweeter lean, you’d be wise to reach for a fruit-forward gin. Pears of Paradise Premium Gin is your go-to and effortlessly up to the task, having been crafted with handpicked pears from Greytown orchards, and can be bought online in 375ml and 750ml flasks.
- 45ml Pears of Paradise gin
- 45ml water
- 1 dash (0.625ml) Angostura bitters (to taste)
- Swirl Angostura bitters in a chilled cocktail glass. Depending on taste, the bitters can be left “in” if you fancy a proper bite, or poured “out” for just a whisper of flavour (hence the bartender question, “Would you like it in or out?”).
- Add well-chilled gin and let those pear notes shine.
- Top-up with still water - even tradition likes a bit of balance.
- Garnish with lemon rind for that final flourish.
Serve, sip and toss a nod to ye olde sailors of yore… just keep your sea legs.