Pink Lady
The Pink Lady is a fun cocktail that features Gin, Applejack, Lemon Juice, Grenadine, and an Egg White for a great appearance and mouth feel. This brings a number of interesting flavours that play together, especially with the combination of the Gin and Applejack.This Prohibition-era cocktail was seen as a woman's drink during its hayday, likely due to the colour and possibly slight sweetness. However, there are a lot of similarities between this cocktail and a straight Gin Sour, which doesn't have the same perception. We here at What Cocktail Can I Make don't see a cocktail as a "man's drink" or a "woman's drink," but looking at the history of drinks and how they've been perceived in the past is interesting to think about and discuss.These days you should enjoy any cocktail you like if it's to your taste, and this one looks like a winner for anybody.
Ingredients
- 45 mL Gin London Dry is preferred, but use what you like.
- 15 mL Applejack
- 20 mL Lemon Juice
- 10 mL Grenadine
- 1 Egg White
- Garnish with a cherry
Instructions
- Pour Gin, Applejack, Lemon Juice, Grenadine, and Egg White into a cocktail shaker without ice in it. Dry shake it to get some volume from the egg.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake everything again to get it cold.
- Strain into a Coupe glass.
- Garnish, serve, and enjoy
Notes
While you may be able to use Apple Brandy in this cocktail in a pinch, keep in mind that Applejack is a little bit sweeter than the Brandy. Applejack is also aged differently from Apple Brandy so will have other subtle flavours to it. While Applejack can be considered a type of Brandy though, just like how Cognac is a type of Brandy, there are differences in the styles!
While we're talking about ingredients, not everybody is OK with raw Egg White. If you're not comfortable with it, perhaps skip this cocktail. You may be able to skip it, but it takes away a lot from the feel of this drink.