Thin Pink Line
4.5 186 ratings
Ingredients
1 2/3 oz Cognac (brandy)
2/3 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/6 oz Orgeat syrup
2/3 oz Egg white (pasteurised)
1/3 oz Creole bitters
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Method
- 2 SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- 3 DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- 5 Slowly pour Creole bitters onto a spot in the centre of the cocktail. After about a minute or so, a 'Thin Pink Line' of bitters develops below the foam.
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Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
15.4% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 178 calories
History
A subtly almond-influenced brandy sour served straight up, distinguished by the 'Thin Pink Line' of Peychaud's bitters floating beneath the foam.
Sean Fennelly created this drink in 2015 at Milk & Honey in Soho, London, England.
Created by Sean Fennelly