Not gonna lie. The Virgin’s Peril has a misogynistic bend to it. It’s name suggests either a warning (to women) or an invitation (to men). This pink, frothy concoction is obviously designed to look pretty and taste agreeable. (Two things that have been historically proven to separate me from my wits and put me under the table fairly quickly).
Ingredients:
1 jigger DRY GIN
1 pony GRENADINE
1 pony CREAM
1 LEMON (juice of)
SHAVED ICE
In a mixing glass, combine shaved ice, lemon juice, gin, grenadine, and cream. Shake well. Strain into Rhine Wine Glass.
Notes:
The problem with this cocktail — or the advantage of it, depending on your point of view — is that it’s very easy to drink. The cream is rich, the lemon is tart, the grenadine is sweet and sour, and the gin (remember, there’s 2 ounces of it in there) . . . is nearly undetectable. Which is why after swiftly downing one — and smacking your lips at the sweet-tart deliciousness of it — you’ll be ordering another.
And leaving your wits behind as you debate whether anyone these days says the word “peril” with a straight face.