Riviera Breeze

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Pastis
1 1⁄2 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
2 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Ginger Ale chilled
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Orange slice wheel

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into chilled glass, then fill glass with ice.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A ginger and aniseed-fresh summertime cooler.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2003 by Rool Buckley at Café Lebowitz in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Riviera Breeze contains 104 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 6.46% alc./vol. (6.46° proof)
  • 9.2 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
25th March 2024 at 20:55
I often test these drinks in smaller-volume versions. This vague 'top-up' instruction left me with a drink that tasted mostly of pastis (not a bad thing). I kept topping it with the ginger until at one point there was an interesting interplay of each ingredient. Having ruined my palate with that hit of pastis, however, made it difficult to discern which measure of ginger was best... Side note, that's not an old-fashioned glass in the photo, is it? Looks like a fancy highball or juice glass.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
26th March 2024 at 06:26
Looks like a lot of Pastis. I'm in Cognac for a couple of days, but when I'm back at my bar, I'll make and fix this recipe. I've also scheduled for the next photo shoot. Bear with me.
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Tony Jones’ Avatar Tony Jones
9th September 2023 at 18:06
I made this with blood oranges and was really impressed!
Blood oranges, pastis and ginger ale are big thuggish bullies, but they all play together nicely.
Delightful!
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