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Pink Puff

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (14)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 fl oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Sour or Martini/Coupette glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a SOUR OR MARTINI/COUPETTE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pink Puff contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 19.72% alc./vol. (39.43° proof)
  • 24.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Adapted from a recipe in R. de Fleury's 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar.

PINK PUFF
½ Apricotine
½ Whisky
3 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
White of an Egg

R. de Fleury, 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, 1934

Review

Mustard yellow with a white head, rather than pink, but there's more than 'puff' of flavour to this bourbon-laced, apricot-flavoured sour.

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Pleasant enough but a bit dull. We threw in 7.5ml triple sec.
score: 2
Kjell Eriksson Premium Member
Wish I'd seen your comment before I made this drink tonight. I did double the amount of sugar syrup, but next time I'll add triple sec. Thanks!
score: 2

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$3.87 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 6 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.