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Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Category: SourMood: Beyond the Starter Set

Early version featured in Manual of Mixed Drinks (1913)

Coupe

Ingredients

  • 45ml gin
  • 15ml applejack
  • 22.5ml lemon juice
  • 15ml grenadine
  • 1 egg white (15ml)
No. of Servings:
1

Garnish

Maraschino cherry

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker and dry shake.

  2. Add ice and shake again until chilled.

  3. Double strain into a coupe.

  4. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry.

Hints

  1. While not the same, applejack can often be substituted with Calvados. This French brandy is sometimes made with pears, which really distinguishes it from applejack, so try to find a style that is made mostly with apples.

  2. Dry shaking means to shake without ice. This technique enhances the amount of foam you get from using an egg white, which in turn improves the cocktail's texture. If you want to learn more, check out our lesson on the topic.

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Trivia

  1. The name of the cocktail appears to be a reference to a 1911 Broadway musical of the same name. Its star was Hazel Dawn, who played the role of “The Pink Lady”.

  2. The oldest reference of a Pink Lady comes from Jacques Straub’s Manual of Mixed Drinks (1913). This version does not yet include the use of egg white.

  3. Elsie de Wolfe (1865-1950), an American actress and interior decorator is sometimes attributed as the cocktail’s creator.

Tags

TartSweetElegantEasy to drinkCrowd pleaserCreamyUnderrated1910sSourGinApple BrandyLemon juiceGrenadineEggEgg white

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