Pink Gin

Pink Gin is a cocktail made fashionable in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, consisting of gin and a dash of ‘pink’ (Angostura bitters, a dark red extract of gentian and spices, known from the 1820s at Angostura in Venezuela but now made in Trinidad and Tobago).

Serve: Straight up; without ice in a cocktail glass

Garnish: Lemon

Ingredients:

1 part Gin
Dash of Angostura Bitters

Prep:

Chill the glass, then coat the inside with the bitters.  Add the gin very well chilled, garnish and serve.