Bachelor’s Rose
A delightfully pink sweet and sour cocktail with notes of citrus and dark fruit with a beautiful foam on top
City/Region: United States of America
Time Period: 1910
Sending cards for Valentine’s Day became very popular in 19th century England, so much so that in 1840, they gave postmen a special stipend for refreshments to keep their energy up during the long hours. These valentines were not only for professing love and admiration, but for the exact opposite as well. Vinegar valentines were just that: sour. You could tell someone what you really thought of their looks, personality, habits, or professional practices.
This cocktail from 1910 captures the spirit of those Victorian valentines with a lovely sweet and sour flavor. The plum jammy sweetness of the sloe gin is balanced by the sour citrus, and the addition of the egg white creates a nice froth on top. It’s sweet, but not super sweet, and is a beautiful pink that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day.
“Bachelor’s Rose
Juice of a half a lemon
Juice of half a lime
Juice of half orange
White of egg
25% raspberry syrup
75% Sloe gin
Fill glass with cracked ice. Shake well, strain and serve. ”
Ingredients:
- Half a lemon
- Half a lime
- Half an orange
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 ounce raspberry syrup*
- 1 1/2 ounces sloe gin*
- Ice
*See notes below.
Instructions:
- Squeeze the citrus into a shaker.
- Add the egg white, raspberry syrup, sloe gin, and ice.
- Shake well, strain, and serve it forth.
Notes
- Find the sloe gin that I used in my curated collection at Curiada.
- Link to raspberry syrup: https://amzn.to/3HqFW3v
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