Don Daisy

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄2 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Delicately laced with light rum, it's zesty, silky smooth and easy.

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History:

Created in 2008 by James Tait, UK.

Nutrition:

One serving of Don Daisy contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.6% alc./vol. (16.6° proof)
  • 17.4 grams of pure alcohol

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David M.’s Avatar David M.
18th January 2021 at 01:15
Lovely, light, with the elderflower in good balance. I gave it a reverse dry shake to enhance the froth, which worked very nicely.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th January 2021 at 06:58
Good point re reverse dry shake. I have added this to the recipe above.
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