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Pink Gin Spritz with Gordon’s

September 3, 2018 by Fiona Maclean 23 Comments

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Last Updated on November 20, 2020 by Fiona Maclean

Pink Gin Spritz – the perfect summer drink:

It’s at this time of year that I’m trying to do my best to make summer last a little longer.  Making a lovely fresh and summery cocktail when the sun is shining is just one way to achieve that.  I’ve been trying a bottle of Gordon’s Pink – a Pink Gin that is made with an original recipe from the 1880s – which seems just perfect for a pink gin spritz.  It’s flavoured with natural summer fruits – raspberries, strawberries and redcurrant blended with Gordon’s gin.  The result, all packed into the prettiest bottle is a blushing pink gin that can’t help but remind you of summer sunshine.  When you open the bottle, there’s a fabulous berry scent – Wimbledon, picnics in the park, hedgerows full of flowers and more.  It’s overwhelmingly summer in a bottle.

Pink Gin Spritz 1

Now, I’m allergic to fresh strawberries and the first time I tried this, it was clear it wouldn’t do me much good to continue.  It is testament to the freshness of the ingredients that, while I can happily eat strawberry jam, I can’t drink this pink gin without suffering the same side effects I get from eating a bowl of strawberries. It’s deeply frustrating, but I ended up having to pass the bottle on to Simon (who is much better at making cocktails than me anyway!).

Pink Gin Spritz 2

He is a fan of Fever-Tree tonics – and has been playing around with the flavoured ones to complement his version of a Pink Gin Spritz.  If you DON’T have a strawberry allergy and would like to try for yourself, here’s his recommendation on how to make one for yourself. 

5 from 18 votes
Gordons Pink Gin Spritz
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Pink Gin Spritz with Gordon's
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 

A delicious pink gin spritz using Gordon's pink gin

Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: British
Keyword: gin, Pink Gin, Spritz
Servings: 1
Calories: 108 kcal
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 50 ml Gordon's® Premium Pink Distilled Gin
  • 50 ml tonic water we liked Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemon Tonic
  • 50 ml Prosecco
  • Fresh strawberries
  • Ice
Instructions
  1. Muddle a few strawberries to extract a couple of teaspoons of fresh juice.
  2. Fill a large coupe glass with ice,
  3. Add 50ml Gordon's Pink Gin

  4. Top up the glass with 50ml Sicilian Lemon Tonic and 50ml Prosecco and mix together gently

  5. Garnish with more fresh strawberries and serve
  6. For a sweeter version use lemonade instead of lemon tonic

Recipe Video

What we call pink gin these days bears little resemblance to what the Victorians would have recognised from the name.  In fact, Gordon’s Pink Gin seems to be a fruit gin – and very delicious at that.  I can make my own version of a pink gin spritz using a raspberry gin or even sloe gin – though it’s that lovely strawberry not that makes this drink so very summery.  But, in the 19th century, pink gin was a drink made with bitters and gin – a bit like the Gimlet or even a classic Gin and Tonic – used by the Navy to treat sea-sickness.  The original pink gin was so named because the bitters made the gin turn a rosy pink.  Traditionally it was nothing more than gin and bitters – though most mixologists will add a twist of lemon and perhaps top the drink up with soda water.  

The craze for pink gin is more to do with the popularity of rosé wines and fruit-based cocktails than to the historic use of the term.  There is something of an obsession with all things pink.  I love this pink port cocktail for instance and if you check our list of Easy Classic Summer Cocktails, you’ll find more to choose from.  The fact that pink gin used to be something quite different, isn’t to say that fruit gins don’t have their own history.  They can be lower in alcohol than normal gin and also sometimes contain sugar.  Gordons Pink Gin is 37.5 ABV and does not have any added sugar other than that which comes from the fruits themselves (raspberry, strawberry and redcurrant).

If you are looking for a way to make summer last just that little bit longer – why not try for yourself.  Sadly I’ll be sticking to regular Gin and Tonic or to Sloe Gin (which I love!) in the future.  And, of course, having tasted a pink gin spritz you can guess that it is exactly what I am craving right now!  Meanwhile, why not pin this post for later

Pink Gin Spritz - Summer Cocktail Recipe

And do check out my other summer cocktail recipes for a St-Germain Spritz or for a Pimm’s Spritz.

 

Disclosure:  I was provided with a bottle of Gordon’s Pink for the purpose of making a Pink Gin Spritz.

Filed Under: Cocktails and Drinks, Recipes Tagged With: Cocktail Mixing, cocktail recipe, gin

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Pippa Ainsworth says

    November 22, 2020 at 10:58 pm

    This is such a summery, refreshing drink

    Reply
  2. Jane Willis says

    November 13, 2020 at 10:23 am

    I’m going to try this on a really cold, wet miserable winter’s day because I just KNOW it will bring me the taste of summer.
    And on another topic completely, I know you have no control over the ads, but one ju7st popped up on this page for a top I absolutely MUST have, so thanks for that!

    Reply
  3. Sandra Jenkinson says

    November 11, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    Such a refreshing drink, and a reminder of lovely summer weather.

    Reply
  4. Sheena Batey says

    November 11, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    Ah memories of the summer

    Reply
  5. bev says

    November 11, 2020 at 2:02 pm

    Sounds divine – I might make this for Christmas Day tea.

    Reply
  6. Pat Stubbs says

    November 11, 2020 at 8:58 am

    This is such a refreshing drink

    Reply
  7. Jennifer Rhymer says

    November 9, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    Thank you for the ingredients, this is really lovely & refreshing, 5 stars from me! x

    Reply
  8. Susan B says

    October 13, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    My sort of cocktail. Good quality ingredients and not too many of them. Lovely!

    Reply
  9. Andrew Petrie says

    October 12, 2020 at 7:03 am

    So appealing and a great summer drink . Hats off to the barman !

    Reply
  10. joanne coulson says

    October 9, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    This sounds wonderful, I am loving pink gin!

    Reply
  11. Mel Pennie says

    August 7, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    Will absolutely be making this drink, looks so lovely and refreshing. Perfect for summer evenings in the garden!

    Reply
  12. Amanda Botterill says

    April 30, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    This sounds so simple yet so delicious! I’m definitely going to try it

    Reply
  13. Laura Corrall says

    January 23, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    I just love the looks of Gorden’s pink gin. It is so very girly. Tastes amazing too.

    Reply
    • Diana Craig says

      April 29, 2019 at 6:45 am

      Suggest to Fiona to use Raspberries or any other berries. Even in NZ alot of our strawberries are watery and tasteless in midsummer months.
      So we have take to using feeze dried raspberries /strawberries/ mango in cocktails all yr round now.
      Add a little more effervescence to the drink, swell to taste and feel like fresh berry pieces, lowish sugar per piece but nig flavour, quite cheap and great snax for kids who love the sherbert feel on tongue.

      I do not work for freeze dried fruit co. Just a mum who likes pink gin +/- prosecco with berries!!! Diana

      Reply
      • Fiona Maclean says

        October 27, 2019 at 5:13 pm

        good idea! I agree, strawberries can be watery. – best solution I know is to macerate them in OJ overnight which somehow transforms them!

        Reply
  14. Carolyn says

    November 21, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    Oohhh! So scrumptious!

    Reply
  15. Fiona Sanderson says

    October 7, 2018 at 8:18 am

    This looks amazing! I am already obsessed with pink gin and mediterranean tonic so i will need to try this next!

    Reply
  16. Iris Tilley says

    October 4, 2018 at 7:59 pm

    Well I bought the pink Gin just need to get the rest

    Reply
  17. Sally Johnston says

    September 12, 2018 at 11:17 am

    Perfect drink all year round

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      September 20, 2018 at 11:05 pm

      I agree it’s so pretty isn’t it!

      Reply
      • Amy Doyle says

        November 11, 2020 at 10:18 am

        Love pink gin this recipe sounds nice

        Reply
  18. Iris Tilley says

    September 8, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    Summer Winter Autumn Spring This needs to be bought and made all year round

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      September 28, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      I do love your enthusiasm. It’s such a pretty drink though isn’t it!

      Reply

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