Pink Lady

About the Pink Lady

The Pink Lady is a classic gin sour built on Timber Creek Florida Gin as the primary spirit, shaken with egg white, fresh lemon juice, house grenadine, a small accent pour of Laird’s Applejack, and simple syrup, then strained into a chilled egg coupe. The grenadine gives the drink its signature pale pink color and a soft pomegranate sweetness, while the small pour of applejack adds a background apple note without taking over, since the Timber Creek Florida Gin is poured in a noticeably larger amount here and clearly leads the flavor. Timber Creek Florida Gin is the right foundation for a drink like this because it is distilled grain to glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and carried through the PureBlend process, which gives it a citrus and juniper structure sturdy enough to stay front and center under egg white, grenadine, and a touch of apple brandy rather than fading into a generic sweet and sour.

To build it, dry shake the gin, egg white, lemon juice, grenadine, applejack, and simple syrup without ice first to fully whip the egg white, then add ice and shake hard again, and strain into a chilled egg coupe. It pours a pale, blushing pink with a thick, frothy head. This is a good brunch or early evening cocktail with a soft, approachable flavor, and it pairs well with apple pie, goat cheese, roasted chicken, almonds, or lemon tart.

As with any egg white sour, a vigorous dry shake before adding ice is what actually builds the foam; skipping that step or shaking too gently leaves the drink thinner and less textured than it should be. Its pale pink color and soft texture make it an approachable introduction to gin cocktails for guests who are hesitant about juniper forward spirits on their own. Because the egg white texture can make it feel lighter than it is, sip it slowly and drink responsibly.

The Pink Lady is a classic gin sour built on Timber Creek Florida Gin as the primary spirit, shaken with egg white, fresh lemon juice, house grenadine, a small accent pour of Laird’s Applejack, and simple syrup, then strained into a chilled egg coupe. The grenadine gives the drink its signature pale pink color and a soft pomegranate sweetness, while the small pour of applejack adds a background apple note without taking over, since the Timber Creek Florida Gin is poured in a noticeably larger amount here and clearly leads the flavor. Timber Creek Florida Gin is the right foundation for a drink like this because it is distilled grain to glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and carried through the PureBlend process, which gives it a citrus and juniper structure sturdy enough to stay front and center under egg white, grenadine, and a touch of apple brandy rather than fading into a generic sweet and sour.

To build it, dry shake the gin, egg white, lemon juice, grenadine, applejack, and simple syrup without ice first to fully whip the egg white, then add ice and shake hard again, and strain into a chilled egg coupe. It pours a pale, blushing pink with a thick, frothy head. This is a good brunch or early evening cocktail with a soft, approachable flavor, and it pairs well with apple pie, goat cheese, roasted chicken, almonds, or lemon tart.

As with any egg white sour, a vigorous dry shake before adding ice is what actually builds the foam; skipping that step or shaking too gently leaves the drink thinner and less textured than it should be. Its pale pink color and soft texture make it an approachable introduction to gin cocktails for guests who are hesitant about juniper forward spirits on their own. Because the egg white texture can make it feel lighter than it is, sip it slowly and drink responsibly.