Pink Up – Edelranz Tinte Gin

The number of blue coloured gins is steadily growing. While some well-know brands exisit, others are a bit harder to flnd. Today I thought I give one of the latter versions a try. With its deeply blue colour, the Tinte Gin really reminds me of ink. Let us see how it turns out in cocktails.

The Edelranz GmbH markets the Tinte Gin as a classic dry gin. It uses ten botanicals, including juniper, which come from every continent. In fact, the juniper comes from Europe, from America the beebalm blossoms, from Africa red sandalwood and Bukko leaves, from Australia acacia blossoms and lemon-aspen and from Asia liquorice root and a secret ingredient. I guess, the secret ingredient gives the gin its dark blue colour. In the end, the gin is bottled with an ABV of 47 %.

Blue mint flavour

The most prominent flavour of this gin for me is a dominent peppermint note. It clearly reminds me of the Skin Gin. Besides that, you can find some juniper notes and a certain spiciness in the mix. However, there also is a noticeable bitterness which probably comes from the excessive amount of the colouring botanical used. All in all, the Tinte Gin is a very special gin which has a quite interesting flavour profile. Combine this with its unique colour and you have a gin which surely turns heads.

A purple Richmond Gimlet

For a drink with the Tinte Gin, I first wanted to combine it with other bold flavours like Mirto. However, the flavours seemed to clash a bit and I went for a Richmond Gimlet variation instead. In contrast to the original recipe, I used mandarin mint and also mandarin eau de vie. On top of that, I also went for the classic sour proportions instead of the 1:1 ratio of lime and simple syrup of the original recipe.

Pink Up:
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3 cl Tinte Gin
1,5 cl Gößwein Mandarin Eau de Vie
3 cl Lime Juice
2,25 cl Simple Syrup
2 Sprigs Mandarin Mint
Shake – strain – chilled Cocktail glass;
Garnish: Mandarin Mint Sprig;
Song: Spoon – Pink Up;

I know, the drink is not really pink and more of a purple complexion. Yet, I did not find a better name for it. On top of that, I enjoyed the combination of different mint and mandarin flavours quite a bit. The Tinte Gin gave the “Pink Up” a bit of an English wine gum flavour, which evoked childhood memories. In the end, the combination of the colour and the taste makes this drink a great summer sipper.

*The fact that I received a product reviewed in this article for free, did not – in any way – influence the rating of said product. The gin was provided by Edelranz GmbH.

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