Apricot Mango Cocktail

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Serve in

a Martini glass...
1½ fl oz Rutte Dry Gin
¾ fl oz Apricot brandy liqueur
¾ fl oz Mango purée
½ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2 dash Angostura Orange Bitters
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into glass.

Garnish:

Mango slice

Comment:

Just as it says on the tin. Rich tropical and orchard fruit, but not overly sweet with balancing lemon citrus acidity, orange bitters and underlying gin botanical complexity.

About:

Originally named Apricot Mango Martini this drink was created during the fresh fruit Martini craze that swept through London's bars in the mid 1990s. Name and recipe updated by yours truly (Simon Difford) in September 2014.

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