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Pink Lady in a coupe, drawn with its ingredient layers

Pink Lady recipe

Dry shakenCoupeNo ice15% ABV160 kcal

The Pink Lady is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, lemon juice, grenadine and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.

Strength: about 15% ABV in the glass, roughly 14 g of alcohol and about 160 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Pink Lady ingredients

Gin45 ml (1½ oz)
Lemon juice15 ml (½ oz)
Grenadine15 ml (½ oz)
Egg white20 ml (¾ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Pink Lady

  1. Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
  2. Add ice and shake hard again.
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
None, served up
Garnish
Cocktail cherry
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Pink Lady: quick answers

How strong is a Pink Lady?
About 15% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 14 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Pink Lady?
About 160 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Pink Lady served in?
A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Pink Lady have?
4 in total: gin, lemon juice, grenadine and egg white.

Cocktail calorie chart: compare all 1,471 drinks

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