The best flavoured gin and pink gin, tried and tested

published 1 September 2023

We don't need all our spirits to be flavoured – in fact we'd prefer it if they weren't – but nothing beats a good flavoured gin, especially as the weather warms up and zesty flavours bring the holiday vibes to our back garden patios.

In our list below you'll find our top picks of the best pink gins and the best flavoured gins you can buy to spice up – or, more accurately, sweeten up – your summer drinks game. As pleasing on the eye as they are on the tongue, these gins really do taste as good as they look in your drinks cabinet – trust us, we’ve tried and tested most of them.

The gins we’ve selected span the spending spectrum, with cut-price offerings and a few high-end additions for good measure – these also make great gifts. The entries on this list are also all ideal with a couple of ice cubes and a hearty serving of tonic.

UPDATE: We have been testing all manner of gins of late but the flavour one that stuck with us the most was Brockmans Orange Kiss. This sublime gin offers orange and triple sec notes and goes well with a mediterranean tonic.

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Best flavoured gin and best pink gin

Not a fan of most flavoured gin or pink gin in general, Portobello Road Savoury gin is trying something different with the category. It is offering a gin with a distinct taste that's a far cry from those who add in sugar and the like to their mix. While this one could easily be drank as a 'normal' gin, we think its herbaceous taste - with basil and rosemary notes - really makes this one of the most distinctive gins out there and that's why, tautology aside, we have added it to this list.

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz really is like nothing else we have tasted in the gin world. It's gin combined with Yarra Valley grapes, which offers a wonderful rich purple colour and sweet taste. This drink is so popular in Australia that Four Pillars is fast becoming one of the biggest users of this particular grape variety. We reckon you can sip this one without any tonic or ice - something we did when we were given a taste test by the distiller - it's a really refreshing drink, with no additional sugars.

If you're a fan of seasonal flavours and fancy trying out a gin inspired by what might be our favourite chocolate, you might be pleased to hear York Gin has created the ultimate chocolate orange offering. Inspired by our favourite segmented sweet treat, it's a taste of Christmas in a bottle (or any time of year for that matter). So if you're after something a little different, why not give it a taste. Created at the small and sustainable York Gin distillery, you can sip away while feeling rather smug given it runs on 100% renewable electricity from sun, sea and wind.

There is a lovely unique taste to Tarsier gin which makes it into this. It’s not flavoured as such but the Southern Asian botanicals that are used - including Calamansi, Thai Sweet Basil, Galangal and Kampot Pepper - give it a taste that is nothing like a standard gin. Because of this, it’s a good gin to have on the rocks or with a decent punch of citrus. For those after even more flavour, there is a pink version available with dried Raspberries and Red Dragon Fruit giving it its colour.