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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 1/5

Pink Shimmy

Pink Shimmy, identified here as the Ojen Cocktail, colors Ojen pink with Peychaud's bitters and is stirred over fine ice rather than shaken.

Served in Long stem glass. Ice: Ice.

Variants (1)

Peychaud's New Orleans Cocktails by John Held Jr. (1935, p.26)

2 ouncesOjen base
3 dashesPeychaud's bitters — Peychaud's Bittersbitter
ice — Fine iceother
  1. Combine in a glass filled with fine ice, do not shake, stir thoroughly with a spoon, strain into a long stem glass, and serve.

Ice: Ice

The booklet recommends Fernandez White Label Spanish Ojen or Solari's Ojen and later promotes Pink Shimmy as a proprietary New Orleans drink.