Empress 1908 Indigo Gin 750 ml

A gin that pours indigo: Empress 1908 Original Indigo Gin takes its color from butterfly pea blossom, not dye, and shifts toward soft pink the moment tonic or citrus hits the glass. Victoria Distillers makes it in small-batch copper pot stills in Sidney, British Columbia, from eight botanicals — juniper, grapefruit peel, ginger, rose petal, cinnamon, coriander, the pea blossom, and the black tea blend served at the Empress Hotel in Victoria. At 42.5% ABV it drinks as a proper gin: juniper and bright citrus first, warm spice and an earthy tea base behind. The color show is the hook; the balance is why bartenders keep it. Build a gin and tonic in clear glass and let your guests watch it turn.

How to drink Empress 1908 Indigo Gin

Pour it into a color-changing gin and tonic and let guests watch it shift from indigo to pink as citrus or tonic hits the glass — it's a genuine party trick. It's also a striking base for a Bee's Knees or an Aviation riff.

Gin85 proof · British Columbia, Canada