First Impressions
nginious! Colours Blue uses butterfly pea flower for azure colour that changes with tonic.
The Bottom Line
nginious! Blue earns a 7 for Swiss botanical theatre with substance.
Flavoured
nginious! Colours Blue Gin: Swiss Alpine Mystery in Azure
Tasting Notes
Nose
Blue floral with Swiss botanical freshness — the butterfly pea flower adding visual drama
Palate
The eighteen-botanical Swiss base with blue floral character — changes colour to purple with tonic's acidity, theatrical and well-crafted
Finish
Swiss Alpine freshness with colour-change spectacle
Ash Carrington
Reviews EditorContemporary Gin, New Western, Asian Spirits, Craft Distilling
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