Ingredients
- 30 mlLemon juice
- 2 barspoonPowdered sugar
- 15 mlOld Tom gin
- 15 mlCalvados apple brandy
- 15 mlCognac (brandy)
- 5 mlGrenadine syrup
- 2 dashAbsinthe
- 75 mlBrut sparkling wine
Method
- 1Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- 2Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- 3STIR powdered sugar with lemon juice in base of shaker until sugar dissolves.
- 4Add next 5 ingredients (all but sparkling wine) and SHAKE with ice.
- 5STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- 6TOP with sparkling wine and briefly stir. (Or pour half the sparling wine into the glass first to help reduce foaming and eliminate need to stir.).
- 7EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Styles
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