# Pink Gin

Plymouth gin and Angostura make this austere British wardroom classic, where a deep blush carries aromatic spice through an otherwise unsweetened serve.

Strength: 41% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Plymouth gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/plymouth-gin.md)
- 6 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md) — Five or six dashes should line the bottom of the glass.

## Glassware

Old fashioned glass

## Method

1. Line the bottom of a chilled old fashioned glass with the Angostura bitters.
2. Add the Plymouth gin and three small ice cubes, then stir briefly.

## Related drinks

- [Dry Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dry-martini.md): An ice-cold, spirit-forward pairing of gin and dry vermouth.
- [Obituary](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/obituary.md): A bone-dry gin Martini transformed by a small, haunting measure of absinthe.
- [Gibson](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gibson.md): A dry gin Martini whose pickled cocktail onion brings a subtle savoury sweetness to the glass.
- [Yale Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/yale-cocktail.md): Old Tom gin, two bitters, lemon oil, and a small soda charge preserve the original 1895 Yale as a brisk pre-Martini cocktail rather than a later blue namesake.
- [London Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/london-cocktail.md): London dry gin is subtly sweetened and sharpened with absinthe, orange bitters, lemon oils, and an olive.
- [Old Fashioned](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-fashioned.md): A spirit-forward mixture of whiskey, bitters, sugar, and water served over ice.
- [Vesper](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/vesper.md): A crystalline, high-proof union of gin and vodka softened by a small measure of floral, bittersweet Lillet Blanc.
- [Gin & It](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-and-it.md): Dry gin and fresh Italian sweet vermouth form the spare British shorthand for a Sweet Martini, published here in David Embury’s crisp three-to-one shape.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pink-gin
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/pink-gin-102a3b3f.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/dictionary/acref-9780199311132-e-383