Six Dogs Blue Gin: A Blue Pea Flower from the Fynbos-Karoo Intersection That Turns Pink When You Add Tonic
SCAN TO REVIEW
Save QR
Six Dogs Blue Gin is a Contemporary gin made by Six Dogs Distillery in South Africa. ABV: 43% ABV. Key botanicals include juniper, blue pea flower, rose pelargonium, naartjie, angelica. Our expert rating is 7/10.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Herbaceous coriander with floral complexity — tart mandarin from the naartjie, bright juniper, the blue pea flower adding an earthy cut-grass layer, rose pelargonium providing freshness
Palate
Classic dry gin with slightly floral character — hints of freshly-cut lucerne over rose pelargonium, juniper and coriander maintaining structure, naartjie citrus adding South African brightness, well-balanced between floral and traditional gin character
Finish
Clean and refreshing — the rose pelargonium lightness lingering, juniper reasserting, coriander earthiness, the gin turning from blue to pink in the glass as tonic is added, a finale that is both visual and gustatory
Expert Review
7/10South Africa's first blue gin, distilled on a farm at the intersection of the Fynbos and Karoo biomes. The striking natural blue colour comes from the blue pea flower (Clitoria Ternatea) — an antioxidant and alleged aphrodisiac in traditional medicine — which turns the gin pink when mixed with tonic. Hand-picked, morning-harvested rose pelargonium adds floral lightness. Naartjie (South African mandarin) provides citrus. Genuine colour-changing alchemy from real botanicals.
Community Reviews
No community reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
Related Gins
Review
Barr Hill Gin: A Beekeeper's 50-Year Journey to the First Perfect Score in American Spirits
Three ingredients. The first ever 100-point score in American spirits history. Todd Hardie — career beekeeper with 1,900...
Read more Ash Carrington
December 20, 2025
Review
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin bridges Australian native botanicals and European gin tradition with whole fresh oranges, Tasm...
Read more Ash Carrington
February 25, 2026
Review
Isle of Harris Gin
Isle of Harris Gin is a masterfully restrained coastal contemporary, where hand-harvested sugar kelp meets classical jun...
Read more Ash Carrington
December 21, 2025
Review
Cambridge Japanese Gin: Shiso, Yuzu and Sansho — The First Japanese-Botanical Gin
The world's first gin using exclusively Japanese botanicals — shiso, yuzu, sansho, cucumber and sesame, each vacuum-dist...
Read more Ash Carrington
February 12, 2026