
Rose
Gin shaken with dry vermouth, apricot brandy and a teaspoon of grenadine. A powder-pink Parisian classic with more spine than its color suggests.
24% ABVStrongCocktails
Easy
Difficulty
3 min
Time
160 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Gin
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Powdered Sugar
- Gin1 oz
- Lemon Juice1/2 tsp
- Dry Vermouth½ oz
- Grenadine1 tsp
- Apricot Brandy½ oz
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Rose close to the original.
Instead of Powdered Sugar
- Simple Syrup— dissolves instantly
- Sugar— stir well to dissolve
Instead of Gin
- Old Tom Gin— slightly softer and sweeter
- Vodka— cleaner, less botanical
Instead of Lemon Juice
- Lime Juice— sharper, greener
Instead of Dry Vermouth
- Blanc Vermouth— slightly sweeter
- Lillet Blanc— lighter, citrusy
Instead of Grenadine
- Raspberry Syrup— berry-forward, same blush
Instead of Apricot Brandy
- Peach Brandy— swaps the stone fruit
- Peach Schnapps— sweeter, lighter
Instructions
Shake together in a cocktail shaker.
Then strain into chilled glass.
Garnish and serve.
Pairs well with
Apricot and grenadine petal this gin drink pink — garden-party sweets suit:
- Apricot tartlets
- Rose-glazed shortbread
- Cucumber sandwiches
- Pistachio macarons




