Name: Without Borders
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Calvados apple brandy; 20 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Chilled water; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Without Borders
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
²⁄₃ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of sugar rim and lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Caleb James at Covina restaurant in New York City, USA. The original recipe is for equal parts without the optional water.

Nutrition:

One serving of Without Borders contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.4% alc./vol. (19.4° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf

20th June 2022 at 21:49

Very interesting combination. In my opinion Luxardo is too dominant. I lifted the Calvados by 0,75cl, but next time I would also cut back the Maraschino to 1,5 cl to give more space for the Benedictine.

Vincent Tecchio

25th November 2021 at 17:43

This was excellent. If, like me, the idea of doing a sugared rim for one cocktail at home is beyond what you’re willing to do, add a Luxardo cherry and just a tiny bit of the syrup into the glass after you’ve poured. Adds the perfect amount of necessary sweetness.