Lovely Rita
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Lovely Rita
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Nick & Nora Glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Monkey Shoulder Fresh Monkey |
| 2⁄3 oz | Passoã passion fruit liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | White tea (cold) |
| 3 drop | Bob's Vanilla bitters |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
- Prepare garnish of float red or pink rose petal.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
White tea stirred with new make spirit and passion fruit liqueur. The result is almost floral with tea tannins and underlying spirituous funk.
History:
Created by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, England. Named after the song of the same name on The Beatles 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Harts Club Band.
Nutrition:
One serving of Lovely Rita contains 181 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 21.07% alc./vol. (21.07° proof)
- 16.9 grams of pure alcohol
- More After dinner/digestif cocktails
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Short & stirred cocktails
- More Spirit-forward cocktails
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