Pink gin
Pink Gin | |
| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Ingredients |
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| Base spirit | Gin |
| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| Standard garnish | lemon |
| Served |
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| Preparation | Chill the glass, then coat the inside with the Bitters. Add the gin very well chilled, garnish and serve. |
Pink gin was historically used to refer to a cocktail made fashionable in England in the mid-19th century, consisting of Plymouth gin and a dash of Angostura bitters, a dark red bitters that makes the whole drink pinkish. In recent years, the term Pink gin has also been used to define a specific category of gin where a range of fruits and flavourings are infused into the gin to give it a pink color.
Lemon rind is also commonly used as a garnish, with the citrus essential oils subtly complementing the flavour.