Afloat Pink Gin

When it comes to making gin with colour, purple has always been our jam. Back in 2015 we made our first batch of Bloody Shiraz Gin, and we’ve been pretty chuffed with the taste, colour and response to the all-natural purple ginny goodness. So while others were off creating pink, orange and blue gins, we sat very happily in our purple gin lane.

But then four years ago, we got chatting with our friends at Melbourne’s Arbory Bar & Restaurant and we agreed that if we were going to make an exclusive gin with them it had to be something fun, summery and maybe, just maybe, pink.

In line with Arbory Afloat’s theme, this year’s gin is inspired by the Balearic Islands, aka the waterfront party paradises of Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca and Mallorca.

We wanted a gin that was perfect in a Spritz or a big G&T with heaps of ice you can enjoy in the sun. So Cam went down the refreshing & dry path, distilling a citrus-forward gin with loads of grapefruit and orange, balanced with a soft spice from green & pink peppercorns, tropical notes from pineapple sage and almond to add some weight and texture.

It’s so tasty you’ll want to drink it all, but so pretty you won’t want to lose a drop. So obviously you’re going to need two bottles…