Name: Larkwood
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Becherovka liqueur; 22.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice

Larkwood
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Becherovka liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare lime slice wheel for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wheel.

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Review:

Becherovka sits brilliantly in this "Czech Last Word."

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, and named after shop where Becherovka was created, the House of the Three Woodlarks (in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic).

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Nutrition:

One serving of Larkwood contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.2% alc./vol. (21.2° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

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James R

22nd February at 02:55

Wow. Interesting, and bizarre, at the same time. Very tart, and the secondary flavours that come in are the body of the lime with the allspice/clove of the becherovka, which sort of makes an abrubt left turn. I think this one might be an acquired taste (not in a bad way). Certainly one of the more unique flavour combinations. I'm resisting the urge to add a dash more simple to it to round it out a bit more and take the edge off the super tart lime, but I'll hold off for a few more sips at least.

James R

22nd February at 03:14

Update: Okay the drink seems to have come together nicely, and now I have this neat tart tingle on my tongue which plays with the clove spice of the becherovka. I see how this one is supposed to work now. Very nice.

Ignacio Seligra

3rd February at 18:51

Great Last Word variant; surprisingly not named after that classic but has same 3 of 4 ingredients of the Last Word (just swaps Chartreuse Green for Becherovka) and almost the same 1:1:1:1 proportion.

Caroline Bancroft

13th January 2024 at 08:03

Made this with a Five Spice gin I have that also features Cinnamon and Cloves. Pump up the Spice!!
Delicious 😋

Liam Abrahamsen-Mills

7th May 2023 at 22:08

Quite tart and light bodied. Nice complexity from the Becherovka. Would be nicely rounded by a little egg white, which I’ll try adding next time.

Krishna Doniparthi

6th March 2023 at 01:48

Of course it has a sweet note because of the Maraschino. But the Becherovka adds a good amount of botanical flavors. I used Roku gin but Gin Mare would be a good idea.

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