What is added to gin to make a pink gin pink?
Pink Gin Pink Gin Pink Gin or Pink Plymouth is a cocktail made fashionable in England in the mid-19th century, consisting of Plymouth gin and a dash of Angostura bitters, a dark red bitters that makes the whole drink pinkish. Lemon rind is also commonly used as a garnish, with the citrus oils subtly complementing the flavour. Pink gin is widely thought to have been created by members of the Royal Navy. Plymouth gin is a 'sweet' gin, as opposed to London gin which is 'dry', and was added to Angostura bitters to make the consumption of Angostura bitters more enjoyable as
Gordon's Gin their "flavoured" gin collection, and is made in much the same way, with a natural elderflower flavouring being added to the original recipe. In August 2017, Gordon's began selling Gordons Pink, a pink colored gin flavored with several types of red berries. A range of pre-mixed drinks: Gordon's Gin is specified by name in the recipe for the Vesper Cocktail given by James Bond in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel "Casino Royale". Gordon's was Ernest Hemingway's favourite gin, which he claimed could "fortify, mollify and cauterize practically all internal and external injuries". In the movie "The African Queen" Katharine Hepburn's character