Name: Palma Violet Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 7.5 ml Peach schnapps; 30 ml Crème de violette; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 dash Orange bitters

Palma Violet Cocktail
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₄ oz	Peach schnapps liqueur
1 oz	Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Ideally serve with Parma Violet sweets on the side.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A floral and subtly fruity vodka sour.

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History:

Created in 2001 by Jamie Terrell at LAB bar in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Palma Violet Cocktail contains 227 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.87% alc./vol. (17.87° proof)
18.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Julian Gold

30th January at 14:46

Sounds nice! Gonna try. One question, the garnish - it just says "prepare" but doesn't say any more. Float the sweets on top? Crush to a powder and rim the glass? (With what liquid to attach?) Something else?

Simon Difford

30th January at 15:51

As per the photo (sorry, one of our very old pre-digital photographs), it should have an orange zest twist. The sweets are a suggestion to serve with the cocktail. I've now corrected. Thanks for bringing to my attention.

James Pearson

11th October 2022 at 12:00

Theres no such thing as a Palma Violet. Its PARMA, with an "R" - both the cocktail and the sweets. One google search is all it takes.

Simon Difford

18th October 2022 at 11:21

Thanks, James. I've corrected the name of the sweets but the cocktail is named/spelt how Jamie sent it to me. Not my cocktail to rename.

Michel Koning

23rd April 2022 at 15:21

The crème de violette I used (the bitter truth) was a bit too overpowering for me so I upped the peach and tuned down the violette. Great falvour combination. My girlfriend definitely loved it.

letti pearce

14th March 2022 at 17:54

I thought this might be too sweet for my taste so omitted the sugar syrup. The peach mellows the violet, interesting and different, we liked it.

Jack Reid

26th February 2022 at 04:25

I didn't like this (in fact I couldn't even bring myself to finish it). It was well balanced, and it definitely had a violet taste--which is what it says on the tin--so I can't complain and I can't say it's a bad drink. It's just not for me.