Harahorn Pink Gin

Harahorn Pink Gin Bottle
Our rating: 5
Known Botanicals: Angelica Blueberry Juniper Marjoram Rhubarb

Base Spirit: Potato

Style: Pink

Place of Origin: Europe, Norway

Distiller/Producer: Det Norske Brenneri

Harahornโ€™s Pink Gin is naturally flavored with raspberries and features no added coloringโ€” the hue is all natural.

Tasting notes

Color: Vivid flamingo pink and tansparent

Aroma: Tart bright raspberries with a heady note of green juniper. Bright and clearly gin. Hints of orris root and violets add some floral notes around the edges. Quite a nice and pleasant nose.

Flavor: Sour berryโ€” especially blackberry with a lot of gin flavor. Primarily green juniper early with some pine blossom facets. Mid-palate thereโ€™s a bit more pine blossom and juniper with some emerging lemon rind, coriander and blackberry.

Later, the berry adds some brightness, especially as it turns to vivid boysenberry.

Itโ€™s just about at this point that some of the underlying Harahorn Gin begins to come through with coriander and some additional baking spice.

Round and unctuous, itโ€™s a pink gin that drinks like a traditional flavored dry gin. The only added character is a bit of literal berry sourness. Which all things considered, works quite well in balance with the underlying gin.

Finish: Bright and slightly sour with tangy blackberry and raspberry. Coriander, spice and a touch of juniper lend it balance.

Cocktails and suggested served

Harahorn Pink Gin is an ideal candidate for a gin and tonic, gin and soda, or a pairing with sparkling lemonade. Itโ€™s a well designed pink gin that expertly balances core berry flavor with core gin flavors.

Overall, Harahorn Pink Gin

Pink Gin can be a tough categoryโ€” especially if you personally donโ€™t prefer berry flavored gins. To me Harahorn Pink Gin compares favorably to some of the better ones in the space, such as Bloomโ€™s Pink Gin or Stockholmโ€™s Pink Gin.

Iโ€™m not sure it will ever be my personal favorite category in the gin world, but I have to recognize excellence within the category. Beautiful color, good berry flavor, solid balance of sweetness and dryness, and a great use of underlying gin.

Itโ€™s one of the best pink gins Iโ€™ve had and if youโ€™re a fan of the categoryโ€” this is one worth seeking out.

Highly recommended in its category.

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