Lotus Cocktail

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
7 fresh Mint leaves
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄4 oz Bols Blue Curaçao
1 oz Lychee juice drink
1⁄4 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Mint leaf

How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE mint (just to bruise) in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 3/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

This violet coloured drink may have an unlikely list of ingredients but tastes better than they might suggest.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2001 by Martin Walander at Match Bar in London, England.

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Angela Knox’s Avatar Angela Knox
30th December 2022 at 01:49
Its a good cocktail, but I would prefer a more forward lychee taste; I may try adding some kwa fei
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Anonymous

18th April 2021 at 10:53
Still sweet, swweeeeeetttt. Everyone liked it though.
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Anonymous

10th June 2020 at 20:56
Flavour is nice and looked attractive but way too syrupy for me
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
11th June 2020 at 20:54
Agreed. The recipe should have said lychee juice rather than lychee syrup. Thanks to your comment, now corrected.
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