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The Vervet
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The Vervet
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
| 5⁄6 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1⁄3 oz | White crème de cacao liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc) |
| 1⁄4 oz | Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur |
| 1⁄6 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄12 oz | Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur |
Garnish: Float single coffee bean
How to make:
SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. Carefully POUR coffee liqueur into centre of the cocktail (it should sink to create a dark layer at the bottom of the cocktail).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
History:
The Vervet is a species of monkey with a white body and a black head and is the inspiration for this layered, faintly coffee and banana-influenced riff on a 20th Century cocktail. Fittingly, this cocktail finishes with enlivening coffee. Originally based on Monkey 47 Gin.
Nutrition:
One serving of The Vervet contains 136 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.9 standard drinks
- 20.42% alc./vol. (20.42° proof)
- 13.3 grams of pure alcohol
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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