Pink Gin Sour
the recipe that always works
Place the cocktail glass in the freezer for half an hour.
Shake all the ingredients first without ice for 20 seconds - the dry shake for the foam.
Add plenty of ice and shake for another 15 seconds.
Double-strain into the chilled glass and place a fresh raspberry on the foam.
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Pink without food coloring
Anyone who wants pink without relying on a bottle of syrup has plenty of options. Cranberry juice gives a deep pink color and adds bitterness, as in the Cosmopolitan and the Sea Breeze. Raspberries and strawberries add a bright, sweet color. Pink grapefruit gives a soft salmon pink with a bitter edge, ideal in a Paloma. Pomegranate is the basis of real grenadine and ranges from deep red to pink depending on the amount used. And hibiscus tea, cold-brewed, gives a surprisingly intense color without sugar - the best trick for alcohol-free versions. Be careful with egg white or aquafaba: they make any color a shade paler but softer.
The right glass
When color is the focus, you want as much glass surface as possible and as little distraction as possible. A stemmed cocktail glass, martini, coupe, or Nick & Nora glass shows pink at its best: the wide bowl catches the light, putting the color literally on display. Choose sleek, clear glass without a pattern; facets break the color into pieces. For a wedding or party, one practical point also matters: stemmed cocktail glasses look more festive than tumblers, even when they contain exactly the same thing.
Royal Leerdam Cocktail Martini Glass 26 cl (4 pieces)
Onis Bespoke Cocktail Glass 15.5 cl Nick & Nora (6 pieces)
Together € 57,90.
The right tools
For a Pink cocktail, besides the glass, you use a shaker, a jigger for precise measuring, a fine strainer for double straining, and a citrus press. These are the bar tools we use ourselves; you’ll find everything in our bar tools & cocktail sets.
Glass set (our choice 01) + 4 bar tools together € 74,75.
What do you make these Pink cocktails with?
For these pink cocktails, you need the right base. Well-known bottles include Trojka. On each drink page, you can read the percentage, what it tastes like, which cocktails it pairs with, and which glass you need.
Six pink cocktails
Frequently asked questions
Which glass do you use for pink cocktails?
A stemmed cocktail glass of 16 to 26 cl. View our cosmopolitan glasses or the coupette glasses.
How do you make a cocktail pink without food coloring?
With cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, pink grapefruit, pomegranate, or cold-brewed hibiscus tea. Besides color, they also add flavor, which food coloring does not.
Which pink cocktail works at a wedding?
Something bubbly that you can batch in advance: mix cranberry or raspberry syrup with lemon juice in a bottle and top up with prosecco when serving. That way, you can serve an entire hall in ten minutes.
Why does my pink cocktail turn pale?
Because of egg white or aquafaba, or due to over-dilution. Use a little more of your coloring ingredient when working with foam, and don't shake longer than necessary.
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