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Pink Elephant

2 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1 t Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 t Blackberry liqueur
3⁄4 oz PInk grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 t Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain in a cocktail glass, no garnish

Notes

Great balance, between sweet and tart

Cocktail summary
Posted by DrSid on
Created by
Brian Miller, Death & Co
Year
2009
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

http://barmansjournal.com/the-pink-elephant/
Death & Co book, p. 159

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User rating
4.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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Comments
8stringfan commented on 5/13/2017:

Really good.  As others have said, wonderful balance between sweet and tart/sour.  Hell, it tastes like a maraschino/grapefruit sweet-tart!

MOJO1229 commented on 5/14/2017:


A great drink, as commented upon by others. I made one change that worked out well, however: lacking blackberry liqueur, I substittued Creme de Framboises (a top-notch rasberry liqueur), with a nice outcome. I'm sure the taste of the drink would have been somewhat different, but I was satisfied with the substitution. I used only 1 tsp, but in the future I will use at least 11/2 oz of the rasberry liqueur, because it gets overwhelmed by the lime juice.

This is a wonderful summer afternoon drink that I rated 4.5 (something I don't do often).