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Riviera Breeze

Name: Riviera Breeze
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Pastis; 45 ml Orange juice; 75 ml Ginger ale

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
³⁄₄ fl oz	Pastis
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale (chilled)

Garnish: Orange slice wheel

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Method:

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Riviera Breeze contains 104 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
6.46% alc./vol. (12.92° proof)
8 grams of pure alcohol

History

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

Review

A ginger and aniseed-fresh summertime cooler.

Ricard Pastis 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
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Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

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.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

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.

Tony Jones 2y

The biggest mystery of the picture is why it's green.
I'm drinking one now - it's orange.
Again - surprisingly balanced.

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Tony Jones 3y

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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