Name: Pinky Gonzales
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Reposado tequila; 30 ml Blanco tequila; 15 ml Orange Curaçao; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Orgeat syrup; 5 ml Agave syrup; 2.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Pinky Gonzales
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Photographed in a Libbey MaiTai 12oz

Ingredients:
1 oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
1 oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
¹⁄₂ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₆ oz	Agave syrup
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Double old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet & fruit stick (skewered pineapple cubes and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet & fruit stick.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A tequila-based Mai Tai variation created by Victor Bergeron, AKA "Trader Vic", creator of the original Mai Tai.

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AKA: Pinky Gonzalez

History:

A Tiki classic created in 1964 by Victor Bergeron, AKA "Trader Vic" for his Señor Pico restaurant. This cocktail is included in his 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide accompanied by the 'TV' logo denoting that it is a Trader Vic original.

PINKY GONZALES
1½ ounces Trader Vic's Mai Tai mix
1½ ounces Tequila
Pour into mixing glass ¾ filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Pour into mai tai glass. Decorate with mint sprig. Serve with straws.
Victor Bergeron, 1972

Nutrition:

One serving of Pinky Gonzales contains 238 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.18% alc./vol. (19.18° proof)
22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Patricia Baker

14th May at 00:45

For a name like "pinky," I was thinking it would be more colorful. Tasted great, but I opted to serve it up & it looked underwhelming. Will need to serve as instructed next time.

Florian Ruf

8th April at 14:30

A really well balanced cocktail, suitable, as Elaine noted for a nice springtime day. I put a bit of mint leaves in the shaker, which added a nice spicy note. Else I could imagine to use Umami bitters instead of saline solution.

Christopher Wilson

10th December 2024 at 01:10

This one feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be. All the ingredients go together well, and the drink is pretty balanced, but the mix of all these things means it didn't give me much personality. I think taking something OUT would probably improve it.

Andre Derailleur

6th June at 10:19

I am usually a fan of orgeat but I think in this drink it doesn’t add anything worthwhile. I am going to try it with grenadine substituted for the volume of orgeat, and then it might also be pink. After tasting it further the other option would be to use only reposada as that might complement orgeat more. On third thoughts: a confusing drink!

John Hinojos

4th April 2023 at 01:30

I grew up during the latter part of the tiki culture (yes, I am that old) and I have always found Trader Vic's cocktails a bit too sweet for me. This cocktail is nice, but the sweetness hides the tequila. Added 3/4 oz more Reposado and it was much better. There are much better Tiki style cocktails.

Elaine Eby

25th March 2023 at 21:43

This is perfect for Tampa Bay springtime, tangy, salty, refreshing.

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