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Thin Pink Line
A subtly almond-influenced brandy sour served straight up, it is set apart by its namesake, the 'Thin Pink Line' of Peychaud's bitters, which floats on...
Patricio González-Careaga López-Tapia
9th February at 08:57
So it's 1 dash Peychaud's before shaking, plus one for garnish? 2 Dash total? Thanks :)
9th February at 09:46
Hi Patricio, the recipe has been amended to say 'shake first 5 ingredients' not 6. Thanks for spotting this and letting us know!
29th October 2024 at 19:15
I always reverse shake. Dry shake doesn’t make a solid enough meringue for me. Tried dry shake and failed lol. I did get a line on one side of the glass, but also a big pink hole in the middle. It wasn’t sour or bitter enough for me either, but was indeed, very tasty. I like the transformation concept - imma keep at it.
2nd September 2024 at 22:44
A very nice drink...and pretty. I like it. More importantly, my wife and her friends like it for taste and beauty.
11th August 2024 at 10:34
The "Thin Pink Line" and the "Improved Japanese Cocktail" are cousins from different cities. One born in London with egg white, the other in New York with Peychaud's Bitter - both nine years old. I better try them side by side on day soon.
12th August 2024 at 07:27
Great observation. I've added links between the two cocktails.
10th June 2024 at 08:55
Very clever - However I dont like having to wait 10 minutes for the thin line to appear. Personally I like to drink the cocktail cold. The amount of bitter was unpleasant for me.
3rd February 2024 at 02:33
Since I did not have orgeat on hand I replaced it with yellow chartreuse M.O.F.
Also very lovely.
Also very lovely.
5th April 2024 at 13:49
How did you even think of doing this? What's the similarity of Orgeat with Yellow Chartreuse?
19th January 2024 at 20:00
Well I wasn’t expecting that!
Not your typical brandy cocktail - well worth trying.
Not your typical brandy cocktail - well worth trying.
7th January 2024 at 03:51
Awesome cocktail every thing about it was just right. Loved the subtle almond orgeat interplay with the Peychaud's! Having tried all (?) the recipes calling for lots of Angostura, and thoroughly enjoying, was pleasantly suprised to find this one calls for two spoons of the bitters. Really works. I used a French XO brandy.