PINK GIN New Release by Antilles Stillhouse

We’ve been experimenting, foraging, and connecting with local farmers and now its finally here: Our very own PINK GIN. It is a unique addition to the category of Pink Gins in the world, and perfectly at home here in Antigua, an island that loves Rose and refreshing summer cocktails.

What is Pink Gin? Historically a Pink Gin is actually a cocktail, just simply a gin and tonic with a few dashes of Angostura Bitters. Almost anything tastes better with Angostura Bitters, but we’re not sure if this cocktail would really qualify as “pink”. Modern versions of Pink Gin actually use pink ingredients such as grapefruit or raspberries to infuse color and flavor into a distilled gin.

Our version of Pink Gin is infused with fresh local Sorrel blossoms. Sorrel is a relative of hibiscus that blooms every winter in the Caribbean, usually just in time for Christmas. I fondly remember picking Sorrel with my grandmother and cooking the blossoms in a pot with water, sugar, and spices for her famous Christmas punch. Our search for unique and fragrant ingredients has brought us in contact with many local farmers who are passionate about agriculture and working to produce the best. For our Pink Gin, we sourced the Sorrel from our own little patch of garden and from EP Farms where Erica Phillips ensures each item grown is ripened naturally and perfectly. The combination of our favorite local botanicals, Italian Juniper, and local Sorrel results in a Pink Gin that is balanced in sweet, citrus and tartness. We’ve fallen in love with the intense deep purple red color that the blossoms also add to the gin. Almost like it promises passion and spice even before its blended into a cocktail. It is a dark red color like that of a Sloe Gin or Red Wine in the bottle and has been calculated to make a perfectly Pink Gin and Tonic.

So ours is different, because we aren’t afraid to be passionately red in bottle, pink in cocktail and uniquely Antiguan in flavor.

Cheers!