I should perhaps have let Frost Magazine’s Michael Rowan taste it for me as he is the doyen who introduced me to the Gin Club and slightly has the edge on me where this particular drink is concerned, but no, no… You see it’s pink, and I couldn’t inflict that on him. Could I? Because I’m a good good girl.

Edgerton Original Pink Gin tastes as good as it looks: smooth, and full of flavour, and sufficiently complex to be interesting, with a great after taste. Just right for Christmas. Well, to be honest for any time of year, and any day of the week. It really does have the potential to be a regular treat, and of course, not just for women, but for men too.

So I lied, Michael, It was a case of me, me, me. it’s totally suitable for blokes.

The distinctive pink toned Edgerton Original Pink Gin is an award-winning spirit distilled in the heart of London. It is made in small batches from 15 botanicals that are hand-picked from across the globe, including pomegranate – the ingredient that gives the gin its distinctive pink glow.

But how did Edgerton’s arrive at this ‘sip it, enjoy it, and yes, let’s have another gin’?

Martin Edgerton Gill, formerly owner of the London Gin Company discovered that whilst superb taste in the glass is key to the long term success of a brand, colour really works. His creation, the world’s first blue gin “London No 1 Blue”, sold in 2010 to Gonzalez Byass of Spain, has been a huge success.

Rather than retire on the sale of London Gin, he decided – to my immense gratitude – to explore the possibilities of a pink gin.

Gill’s father had spent five years in the Royal Navy during World War II and brought home with him a love of pink gin. My ‘him indoors’ was also RN, a cold war submariner, and has appreciated tasting this Edgerton’s Pink Gin as much as I have. This traditional nautical tipple, consisting of gin and Angostura bitters, was launched in 1824 initially as a cure for sea-sickness.  However, its popularity in civilian life grew apace and by the late eighteen hundreds had become a favourite in fashionable bars throughout the world.

Martin who had pioneered herbal teas in the nineteen eighties used his considerable knowledge of herbs and spices to create a totally new and contemporary pink gin. Quite apart from the colour it is as I have said, a lovely and complex gin.

Available to purchase online and at all major department stores across the UK, including Harvey Nichols at RRP £36. http://www.edgertonpinkgin.co.uk/