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Gin, glorious gin! Gin’s botanical combinations have proven endless, from green ants to gooseberry. Its versatility, complexity and intense flavour profile has piqued the interest of spirits fans far and wide. It’s back in a big way, especially its most fun recent reincarnation – pink gin. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a bar or bottle shop without this pretty little flavour-bomb these days.

But what is pink gin, that mysterious flamingo-hued liquid? Originally, in the mid-nineteenth-century, it was Plymouth gin mixed with Angostura bitters.  Today, standard gin is infused with fruits and berries such as redcurrants or even rose petals. As if it were a spirit created specially for your insta feed, pin gin looks as good as it tastes. Here are my top picks.

Manly Spirits Lilly Pilly Pink Gin, 700ml, New South Wales, $73.85

This pink gin is produced in the picturesque beachside community of Manly on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, and it’s hard to think of a better place to sip from a frosty tumbler of this nod to the native Australian berry/cherry – lilly pilly. The gin spends 18 hours infusing with raspberries and a mix of botanicals, including native fruit and locally foraged coastal flowers. It has a dry finish with citrus and berry undertones.

Seven Seasons Bush Apple Gin, 700ml, South Australia, $99.99

As a seasoned gin drinker, one of my all-time favourite gins is the peppery Seven Seasons Green Ant Gin and this blush beauty from the same producer has me going weak at the knees. The Bush Apple Gin celebrates native Australian botanicals with ingredients such as lemon myrtle, finger lime, boobialla (native juniper), and bush apple picked in the monsoon season. It’s a dry style, zingy and alive on the palate, best served on ice or with tonic and Davidson plum.

Waverley Distillery The Assyrian Rhubarb Gin, 700ml, Tasmania, $88.85

The joyous thing about many pink gins is their excellent backstory, and The Assyrian Rhubarb from northern Tasmania fits this pattern nicely. The gin is named after the 1882 Melbourne Cup winner The Assyrian, who is buried in the same paddock that Waverley Distillery grows their rhubarb –  the ingredient behind this gin’s mellow pink hue and subtle natural sweetness. Serve cold with a splash of tonic and blackberries.

Malfy Gin Rosa, 700ml, Italy, $59.95

If you can look at this bottle and not want to immediately be in a nautically inspired stripy bathing outfit on a boat off the Amalfi Coast, then I take my sailor’s hats off to you. Serve this Italian delight with a pop of soda and a generous wedge of pink grapefruit alongside a bucket of fresh prawns – summer dreams don’t get much better than that!

Gordon’s Premium Pink Gin 700ml, United Kingdom, $44.95

Fairy floss-pink in colour but with a more delicate, berry taste, this gin is naturally sweetened with strawberries and raspberries, and has an accompanying tang of red currant. It’s full of flavour and carries a bit more oomph than your standard gin. Keep it simple with a slice of lime and a good slug of tonic on ice alongside a hot tray of crispy, salty fish and chips.

La Plancheliere French Craft Pink Gin, 700ml, France, $42.95

Soft and sophisticated, this pretty French gin is perfect served neat over ice. Pop in a few sliced strawberries if you have them on hand, but this gin is so nicely balanced with classic juniper notes, bright berries and subtle herbs that you might find ice is all you need. Best consumed poolside with cold cucumber sandwiches.

Gin Lane 1751 Victoria Pink Gin, 700ml, United Kingdom, $57.99

Spicy and herbaceous with sweet licorice and tart citrus notes, this is a weighty gin infused with eight botanicals. Inspired by the Gin Act of 1751 and the debaucherous print Gin Lane created to promote it, it’s a full-bodied spirit that pairs excellently with a swig of tonic, a fat wedge of lemon and a lashing of ice. Perhaps down a seedy Melbourne laneway, just to keep in the spirit of things.

Bombay Sapphire Bramble Gin 700ml, United Kingdom, $64.99

It’s tricky to look past Bombay Sapphire when ordering that tall, refreshing, effervescent glass of G&T after a long day on the beach, but we have the new and improved twist. The Bramble – ripe, red crimson in colour due to the blackberry and raspberry infusion, but dry, with no added sugar, and with the juniper and botanicals still very present on your palate. Highly rewarding enjoyed once you’ve applied that aloe vera cream after crisping in the sun a little too long.

Adelaide Hills Distillery 78 Degrees Sunset Gin, 700ml, South Australia, $79.99

This pink gin is another example of the great produce that comes out of South Australia’s Adelaide Hills, with cracking local flavours such as eucalyptus, bush apple and pine permeating the berry-infused, sunset-inspired bottle. Serve with tonic, strawberries and thyme, and consume somewhere with a view of a sunset, of course.

What is pink gin?

Originally, pink gin was regular gin mixed with Angostura bitters. But we’ve evolved and turned to red-fruit infusions instead to create the pretty pink glow and natural sweetness.

What should I mix with pink gin?

Pink gin will level up your standard G&T. There’s no need to stray too far from the classic tonic and ice with a wedge of fruit, citrus or handful of berries.

What cocktails can you make with pink gin?

Pinot noir can be drunk in a spectrum of temperatures, though usually pinot noir The easiest pink gin cocktail is soda, simple syrup and your choice of fruit. Or the popular pink gin spritz is a quickie and a goodie, made by mixing pink gin with lemonade, prosecco and strawberries. It’s also delicious in a pink martini. Do it your way!

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