Pink Lady {Pink Gin Cocktail}

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The Pink Lady cocktail is the original girly drink. This pink gin cocktail was a favorite of the high society ladies from the 1930s to the 1950s. If you want a fruity gin cocktail to try, the Pink lady is the one to try!

Girly drinks

When you think girly drinks, you think of something fruity. What about a pink cocktail? That is a girly drink too. Women love pretty, fruity cocktails, if it looks girly we love them.

Pink cocktail

There is one pink cocktail that is the original girly drink. That pink cocktail is called The Pink Lady cocktail. It gets its pink color from a few dashes of grenadine. 

Pink Lady cocktail

The Pink lady cocktail is the original ladies drink. This fruity gin cocktail was a favorite of the high society females from the 1930s through the 1950s. The exact ingredients for the pink lady vary, but all variations have the use of gin, grenadine, and egg white in common.

Another creamier version of the Pink Lady that has been around at least since the 1920s adds sweet cream to the basic form. The popularity of the Pink Lady became popular because of the poor quality of gin during the prohibition era. There was a need to mask the gin’s bad taste.

Fruity gin cocktail

What really made this fruity gin cocktail popular was Hollywood. It is said of the Hollywood star and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, that she used to drink a Pink Lady before a meal. This pink cocktail gets its fruity flavor from the grenadine but also has a sweet creamy flavor. 

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Pink Lady {Pink Gin Cocktail}

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The Pink Lady cocktail is the original girly drink. This pink gin cocktail was a favorite of the high society ladies from the 1930s to the 1950s. If you want a fruity gin cocktail to try, the Pink lady is the one to try!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce applejack
• 1/4 ounce lemon juice
• 1-2 dashes grenadine
• 1 egg white

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
2. Give a vigorous shake for 10 seconds.
3. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice
4. Repeated shaking for 20-30 seconds until the egg gives the mixture frothy appearance.
5. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a cherry if desired.

Notes

You can omit the egg white in this recipe if you want. It only slightly changes the taste if you do.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 119Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 57mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 4g

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