We had this one on Tuesday night, while I was taking too long in the kitchen making stuffed mirlitons. It’s a really, really lovely variation on the classic Pink Gin, switching bitters halfway and adding a tiny bit of sweetening. Wes was looking for soemthing flavorful and dry yet simple, and this really did the trick. I’m not sure of its history or origins; it’s listed in CocktailDB, and Wes got this version out of the book Vintage Cocktails, by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel.

The Angler Cocktail

2 ounces gin.
3 dashes Angostura bitters.
3 dashes orange bitters (we used Regans’ No. 6).
2 dashes grenadine.

Stir and strain; no garnish.

To make the classic Pink Gin, add 6 dashes Angostura bitters to 2 ounces of gin, stir and strain, up or on the rocks.