A very special gin from Edgerton:
First launched in 2011, Edgerton Gin is a pretty shade of pink. With 15 unique botanicals, the pink colour comes from an infusion of pomegranate seed botanical. It also includes the classic juniper and a rather more unusual botanical – damiana. Known as the ‘honeymoon herb of Mexico’ Damiana was used by the Aztecs for impotency. It is supposed to produce an emotional uplift that lasts for up to 90 minutes and helps to promote pleasant dreams. Now, I’m a big fan of artisan gins – I like them served with a simple garnish and a good tonic as well as used for simple cocktails. One of the advantages of a pink gin is that you don’t need to swamp the drink with overpowering fruit juices and flavours. It will work perfectly well with tonic and a garnish of pomegranate and rose.
So, I’m intrigued and will be testing with my own Edgerton Gin soon. It turns out to be the eponymous creation of Martin Egerton Gill, formerly owner of the London Gin Company. Like my own parents, his father had a love of pink gin made with Angostura bitters. I still have my bottle in the cupboard although few people seem to use it these days. After selling the London Gin Company, he decided to create this new, complex gin including pomegranate to create the distinctive pink colour.
I suspect I’ll end up making one of the delicious sounding simple summer cocktails that Edgerton has created, along with one of my favourite London restaurants, Balcon at Sofitel London St James. Their new signature cocktail is just 30 ml of Edgerton Pink Gin, with 20 ml of lime juice and 15 ml of Monin Orgeat syrup all topped up with Brut Champagne. Garnished with rose petals and pomegranate seeds it sounds perfect to me.
If you’d like to try for yourself, Edgerton have kindly offered a bottle of gin for one lucky London-Unattached reader. All you need to do is follow the rafflecopter through and keep your fingers crossed!
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If you can’t wait, you can find out more about Edgerton Gin on their Website or Facebook Page
Gin and Tonic , ice and lemon.
i like a tom collins
A gin martini.
A Tom Collins
I love gin and tonic sat out in the garden on a nice summer’s day
Gin with a dash of cranberry juice.
Raspberry tom collins
For me it’s a refreshing G&T with plenty of ice & a slice of lime
I am quite simple as a G&T with a frozen lemon slice
I love just a gin and tonic, with rose petals
Gin and tonic with lots of ice
Just ice and a slice
I love Long Island Tea
Gin and tonic no ice for me
Just Gin please
diet tonic and lime 🙂
Gotta be a G&T!
gin lemon and lime
Martini
Dry martini
It has to be a grapefruit and rose martini
Gin and tonic ice and lemon
To be honest I don’t really have one, I just like good gin with fever tree and a slice of lemon (or cucumber)
A New Orleans Fizz – I think this Gin could work with it quite well.
I’d love to win this for my hubby
Just a classic G+T for me I think! 🙂
I love a french 75
Gin Fizz
An Aviation!
if a gin bomb doesn’t count then it has to be a gin martini
A martini
Gin a tonic for me
At home I usually just drink a standard G&T, but if someone else can make it, I would choose a Long Island Iced Tea.
Monkey Gland would be my choice
I love a Negroni!
Just a simple G&T for me, means you still get the flavour of the gin 🙂
deffo a tom collins
Long Island Iced Tea!
A very very dry Negroni
A Tom Collins for me
Tom Collins
Singapore Sling is my favourite.
I’m not sure it is a cocktail or has a name but gin with pink lemonade and crushed raspberries and ice is AMAZING!
A classic G & T
A simple gin and tonic using a quality tonic does it for me.
I must admit I love an Orange Blossom, but also do enjoy a gin & tonic
A classic Gin and Tonic
tom collins for me this looks fab xxx
Tom Collins is my favourite Gin cocktail – so refreshing.
I love gin and bitter lemon – I don’t know if that counts as a cocktail or not 😀 XXX
I love a French 75!
I just like a classic G & T with a slice of lime.
a Tom Collins
Raspberry tom collins
A martini
Tom Collins
a Tom Collins
Tom Collins
I just like G&T as it is!
A Tom Collins 🙂
a tom collins thankyou
gin and low cal tonic with loads of ice
I absolutely love a ‘Long Island Iced Tea’!
Tom Collins for me please 🙂
love a classic G&T (with fever tree elderflower tonic), gimlet or a spicy red snapper! all lush!!
gin and ice cold lemonade
ice and a slice of lime
I’ve only ever had a G&T but I’d like to try some cocktails
Revolution’s Gin’n’Juice !
My favourite is a gin and tonic with lime and ice.
Elderflower cordial, gin and champagne always!
Has to be a Singapore sling!
Classic G&T
Love a Singapore Sling!
Tom Collins – raspberry!
I love mixing gin with Rose Lemonade and a grapefruit wedge
I love a long island iced tea
Tom Collins for me
g&t!
Sloe gin fizz
Just a gin and tonic for me please, maybe with just a touch of grapefruit depending on the gin!
nice and simple GIN and TONIC
A Singapore Sling x
negroni
A negroni. Different but nice!
I love a gin with bitter lemon
Tom Collins Cocktail
A gin martini.
Singapore Sling
A G&T
Tom Collins!
A gin martini.
TOM COLLINS
a classic gin fizz, you can’t go wrong with that!
Long Island Iced Tea…..but they’re super strong – perfect after a stressful day at work!
Gin fizz
Martini 🙂
A g and t with ice
Gin Martini for me
For me it has to be a nice gimlet
A bramble
I love a classic G&T but I like the occasional singapore sling!
A Tom Collins
a gin fizz
Aviation – I love the colour of it as well as the taste!
An English Garden!
Singapore Sling 🙂
Just a simple gin, tonic, slice of lime, rub of lemon, 2 crushed ice cubes, served in a tall glass with a small yet sophisticated umbrella and a green, non pitted, olive. Simple.
Gin spot sour – bit partial to passion fruit
I love a Gin and tonic
An ice cool Martini
As it is with ice
gin and tonic 🙂
I love gin with cranberry juice and a slice of lime
An Aviation…it tastes lush and it’s purple (ish!)
Gin martini
Gin and tonic with ice and a slice
Can’t beat a gin and tonic with a slice of lime
I love Bramble cocktails!
Gin, Lemonade and mango.
Tom Collins!
raspberry tom collins
French 75 is a real treat
Got to be a gin and tonic, simple but amazing!
Has to be a tom collins
It has to be a Singapore Sling for me!
Negroni
The classic gin and tonic
I love a Singapore Sling
G and T with a splash of elderflower
A Singapore Sling.
Gin and Tonic x
Rhubarb and Ginger gin and prosecco
A Tom Collins
a tom collins
Southside x
Tom Collins
the classic Gin and tonic
Just a nice Gin and Tonic for me – Yummy
A Long Island Iced Tea
A classic gin and tonic
Gin and tonic 🙂
G&T
Singapore sling
Bees Knees
50ml gin
10ml runny honey (use the best you can, its flavour will shine)
5ml water
15ml fresh lemon juice
Gin fizz 🍸🍸🍸
Gin martini