Gin! otherwise known as Mother’s Ruin was brought on to either replace or stand next to Spirit rations in the British Royal Navy starting in 1867, the same year Parliament mandated that lemons and limes be kept on ships to fight Scurvy. It was also thought at that time that Gin could be used as a cure for Malaria and Scurvy as well, so onto the ships Gin went.
Many cocktails can trace their lineage back to “medicinal uses” from the British Royal Navy, among them the Gimlet and Gin and Tonic as quinine was also thought to cure Malaria. One of these drinks in Pink Gin, the basic combination of Bitters (another “medicine of the nineteenth century) and Gin and used as a health tonic.
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Barfly Measuring Cup Jigger (copper)
Amehla Co. Honeycomb Mixing Glass (18oz)
Barfly “Fly” Barspoon
Japanese Bitters Dasher
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Pink Gin
Ingredients
- 3 oz Plymouth Gin
- 6 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Instructions
- Add ingredients to mixing glass
- Add ice and stir until chilled
- Strain into chilled coupe
I was skeptical that this would come out well it was great, really let’s the gin show