Fizz á la Violette

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Discerning Drinkers (12 ratings)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1/4 fl oz Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
1 fl oz Single cream/half-and-half
1 fl oz Egg white
Top up with Soda from siphon
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How to make:

1/ Flash BLEND first 6 ingredients without ice (to emulsify mix). Then pour contents of blender into shaker and SHAKE with ice. Strain into chilled glass (no ice in glass) and TOP with soda from siphon.

Alternatively: 2/ SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and strain into chilled glass (no ice). TOP with soda water from siphon.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Single cream/half-and-half – Dairy
  • Egg white – Eggs
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Review:

A delicate floral cocktail that is so creamy and smooth that it's almost fluffy.

History:

An adaptation of the Ramos Fizz. In his 1939 The Gentleman's Companion, Charles H. Baker Jr. credits this drinks creation to Ahmed Soliman a manufacturer and seller of Perfume Essences in the Khan el Kalili Bazaar, Cairo.

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The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

Valentine's Day image

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You can't have failed to notice that 14 February is St. Valentine's Day, a time of year when a sum equivalent to the GDP of a small country is spent on

Fernand Petiot's birthday image

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On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

Margarita Day

There are days for most things in the US, but Margarita Day is a subject very close to our hearts. Because, no matter who invented this classic cocktail,

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