Monarch Martini

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
7 fresh Mint leaves
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash Peach bitters
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

Review:

Wonderfully floral and minty - worthy of a right royal drinker.

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History:

Created in 2003 by Douglas Ankrah at Townhouse bar in Knighsbridge, London, England.

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
6th February 2024 at 09:23
Had to use a peach tincture (because no peach bitters) and it was like a nice after-meal drink, with plenty of freshness thanks to the mint and elderflower.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
27th July 2023 at 14:22
Today I replaced the elderflower liqueur and the sugar syrup with 2 cl (good quality) elderflower syrup, which worked very well.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
15th June 2023 at 02:26
Just made a wonderful version of this with wild mint (pepperminty flavor) and elderflower/bergamot 2:1. I ran out of St Germain and made up the difference with Italicus Rosolio de Bergamotto. Also used two thirds sugar syrup (ran out of that as well). Started sipping before adding the lemon zest and almost couldn't stop! Might leave that out next time and perhaps swap the elderflower for Italicus. Look forward to trying Mr. Ankrah's recipe as written.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
24th May 2024 at 02:54
This time around made it with Tanqueray and Combier Liqueur de Sureau plus the wild mint and loved it!
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