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The Pink Squirrel is a cocktail made of

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass and serve.

The drink was invented at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The Pink Squirrel was invented as an ice cream drink. In fact, it is still served as an ice cream drink both in Milwaukee and in many other parts of the upper Midwest. The Pink Squirrel is one of 3 typical ice cream drinks commonly served in Wisconsin Supper Clubs; with the others being a Brandy Alexander and Grasshopper.

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^ "Cocktails". Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

Allan, M. Carrie (2018-08-17). "When ice cream meets booze, what could go wrong?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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[1] "Cocktails". Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

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 Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass and serve.
-The drink was invented at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030151920/http://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/Cocktails.html |archivedate=2016-10-30 |url=http://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/Cocktails.html |title=Cocktails |publisher=Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge |accessdate=16 August 2012 }}</ref> The Pink Squirrel was invented as an ice cream drink and is still served as an ice cream drink there and in many parts of the upper Midwest.
+The drink was invented at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030151920/http://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/Cocktails.html |archivedate=2016-10-30 |url=http://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/Cocktails.html |title=Cocktails |publisher=Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge |accessdate=16 August 2012 }}</ref> The Pink Squirrel was invented as an ice cream drink. In fact, it is still served as an ice cream drink both in Milwaukee and in many other parts of the upper Midwest. The Pink Squirrel is one of 3 typical ice cream drinks commonly served in Wisconsin Supper Clubs; with the others being a [[Brandy Alexander]] and [[Grasshopper (cocktail)|Grasshopper]].
-==Pink Squirrels in popular culture==
-* In the 1982 movie [[Smithereens (film)|Smithereens]], Ed, the guy Wren and Eric end up robbing, mentions that he doesn't usually drink except for Grasshoppers and Pink Squirrels on special occasions.
-* The comic strip [[The Fusco Brothers]] makes frequent reference to various characters ordering and drinking pink squirrels at Happy Hour bars.
-* The Pink Squirrel is the favorite drink of Crystal to drown her sorrows in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''.
-* The drink, "Virgin Pink Squirrel," is the favorite drink of Audrey Penney from ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''.
-* In ''[[The West Wing]]'' season 2 episode "[[Bartlet's Third State of the Union]]", the character [[Ainsley Hayes]] drinks a Pink Squirrel while wearing a bathrobe and dancing in her office. She throws it into the air and shrieks when the President walks into her office for the first time.
-* In the Broadway musical ''[[The Wedding Singer (musical)|The Wedding Singer]]'' (based on the movie of the same name), George orders a Pink Squirrel.
-* In episode 24 from season 2 of ''[[The Nanny]]'' Fran gets drunk from drinking Pink Squirrels.
-* In the stage play ''At First Sight'' by Anne Pie, both the lead character Julia and her sister Verna drink Pink Squirrels at the Ritz Carlton in Palm Springs, California.
-* In ''[[King of the Hill]]'', season 8 episode 11, [[Bill Dauterive]] is pretending to be a gay hair stylist and orders a Pink Squirrel when out at a night club.
-* In ''[[Vagrant Story]]'', a treasure chest containing a mace named Pink Squirrel can be found in the wine cellar.
-* In ''[[Cocktail (1988 film)|Cocktail]]'' the Pink Squirrel is one of the drinks listed in Brian Flanagan's poem "The Last Barman Poet".
-* In the fourth season of [[Reba (TV series)|Reba]], Reba mentions that a bartender couldn't make a proper Pink Squirrel.
-* In the book [[Life Expectancy (novel)|Life Expectancy]] Rowena Tock's (Grandmother to Jimmy Tock) favorite drink is Pink Squirrel
-* In chapter 21 of the book [[The Cleaner (novel)|The Cleaner]] by Brett Battles, the hero's ex-lover Sophie orders a Pink Squirrel when drinking with him in her Berlin bar.
-* The Pink Squirrel is  mentioned by Mike's Mom, in Mike and Molly episode Bachelor/Bachelorette 201204030
-* In Grace and Frankie season 3 Sol brings Robert a Pink Squirrel after he returns home from his community theatre rehearsal saying he accidentally bought strawberry milk and had to use it up. Robert implies that it is made with gin.
-* The Pink Squirrel is mentioned in Sue Grafton, "Kinsey and Me," the story called "Non Sung Smoke."
-* In the episode "Emmet Bypass" (21 Feb. 1995), of 'Grace Under Fire', Peggy Rea's character, Jean Kelly, asks for a Pink Squirrel during a placebo induced   hallucination.
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+* {{cite news | last=Allan | first=M. Carrie | title=When ice cream meets booze, what could go wrong? | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2018-08-17 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/when-ice-cream-meets-booze-what-could-go-wrong/2018/08/17/6c14f872-a188-11e8-83d2-70203b8d7b44_story.html | access-date=2023-06-05}}
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