{"title":"Victoria Distillers","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"empress-1908-original-indigo-gin","title":"Empress 1908 Indigo Gin 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Empress 1908 Indigo Gin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empress 1908","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629414650074,"sku":"VWS_200419105","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/1664c444-511a-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_482e094e-bd41-452b-b7fb-2915134c4a52.jpg?v=1653687655"},{"product_id":"empress-elderflower-rose-gin-1908-750ml","title":"Empress Elderflower Rose Gin 1908 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpress 1908 Elderflower Rose is a flavored expansion of Victoria Distillers' Empress 1908 Gin, the Vancouver Island brand best known for its natural indigo color from butterfly pea flower. This edition layers elderflower and rose botanicals over that same base gin, shifting the profile toward a floral, slightly sweeter style than the original. Distilled in small batches in British Columbia, Canada, it keeps the brand's signature juniper-forward backbone while leaning harder into perfumed floral notes. It's a strong pick for gin drinkers who enjoy floral cocktails like a French 75 or a gin fizz built around rose and elderflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild a French 75 with it to let the floral notes play against the champagne, or keep it simple with tonic and a lemon twist. It's floral enough that it doesn't need much sweetener added.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empress 1908","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44057672286426,"sku":"VWS200427395","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/Empress-Elderflower-Rose-Gin.png?v=1712227304"},{"product_id":"empress-1908-cucumber-lemon-gin-750-ml","title":"Empress 1908 Cucumber Lemon Gin 750 ML","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpress 1908 Cucumber Lemon is a Canadian gin from Victoria Distillers on Vancouver Island, built on the brand's botanical blend and pushed toward cucumber and lemon rather than the heavy juniper of a London dry. It sits in the contemporary camp: juniper is present and accounted for, but sharing the stage with fresh, green and citrus notes instead of leading from the front. The nose is cut cucumber and lemon peel over soft pine; the palate is crisp and cooling with citrus oil, a light herbal bitterness and a rounded sweetness; the finish is short, clean and dry. Serve it in a gin and tonic with a cucumber ribbon, or shake a gimlet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empress 1908","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45171038486746,"sku":"VWS200431020","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/1664c444-511a-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_b07ebb84-3faa-4773-89c3-a462d116a46b.jpg?v=1788217291"},{"product_id":"empress-1908-premium-gin-collection-3pk-indigo-cucumber-elderflower-750-ml","title":"Empress 1908 Premium Gin Collection 3pk (indigo\/cucumber\/elderflower) 750 ML","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpress 1908 Premium Gin Collection bundles three expressions from the Victoria, BC distillery in one 3-pack: Indigo (the brand's signature gin, colored deep blue-purple by butterfly pea flower and shifting to pink with citrus or tonic), Cucumber, and Elderflower. All three build from Empress 1908's base botanical recipe of juniper, rose, coriander and grapefruit peel, with butterfly pea flower carried through the line as a visual signature even in the flavored expressions. It's a way to taste the full range without committing to three full bottles — Indigo for the color-changing party trick, Cucumber for something crisper, Elderflower for a floral lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink the Empress 1908 Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSqueeze fresh lime or lemon into the Indigo over ice and watch it shift from indigo to pink before adding tonic — that reaction is the whole point of the base gin. The Cucumber and Elderflower pour well as simple gin and tonics without needing the citrus trick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empress 1908","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47550957519066,"sku":"VWS200434556","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/empress-1908-indigo-cucumber-lime-elderflower-rose-gin-combo-pack-750-ml-keg-n-bottle-357585.png?v=1788550444"},{"product_id":"empress-1908-0-0-indigo-750ml","title":"Empress 1908 0.0 Indigo 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpress 1908 0.0 Indigo is the non-alcoholic version of the indigo-coloured gin alternative from Victoria Distillers in British Columbia. Its colour comes from butterfly pea blossom, the same botanical the original uses, and it behaves the same way in the glass: add citrus or tonic and the shift in pH turns deep indigo to pink. Underneath the colour sit juniper-leaning botanicals and tea, giving a nose of pine, citrus peel and a faint floral note, a palate that runs dry and herbal rather than sweet, and a clean finish. Build it with tonic and a lemon wheel, or pour it anywhere a gin would go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empress 1908","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47878686539994,"sku":"VWS200434993","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/1664c444-511a-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_775d4152-a67a-4742-beb4-0fac8b08759a.jpg?v=1788222074"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorverse.com\/collections\/victoria-distillers.oembed","provider":"LiquorVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}