This weekend skip the beer at the picnic, the Bloody Mary at brunch or the dreaded cloying Tropicana Mimosa and opt for the ballsy Pink Gin. The Royal Navy first popularized the simple drink, introducing home-base gin Plymouth to Caribean Angostura Bitters. Methods vary, but one clean approach that dates back to an era before refrigeration is quite elegant. Add 3 drops of Angostura to a bowl shaped glass. A wine glass or a curved tumbler, as pictured, are good options. Carefully swirl the bitters around until you've coated the lower half of the glass. Add about 1 1/2 ounces of Plymouth gin, then top with equal parts very, very chilled water. If you can pull the water from a cold stream that's lovely, but chilling it on ice works--just strain it properly so that no ice shards make their way into the drink. Swirl slightly to introduce these 3 simple elements together, and enjoy. Finish before it warms up. Repeat as needed.
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