Garnish:
Strawberry in rim crowned with tip of mint sprig.
How to make:
MUDDLE strawberries in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 3 fresh | Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe) |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old) |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Giffard Fraise des Bois liqueur |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Single cream / half-and-half |
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Review:
Takes some getting through the fine strainer, but when you do it's simply strawberries and cream with the faintest hint of alcohol. Wimbledon is all about strawberries & cream.
History:
Created in London sometime during the 1990s when every cocktail served in a V-shaped glass was called a Martini.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 18.06% alc./vol. (36.12° proof)
- 20.3 grams of pure alcohol
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