Name: Cherry Blossom No. 2
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Aromatized wine; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Cherry blossom syrup; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 1 dash Absinthe

Cherry Blossom No. 2
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Cherry blossom/sakura syrup
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered maraschino cherry with cherry blossom when in season.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A cherry blossom riff on the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2.

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History:

Created by yours truly in April 2024 at the Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Blossom No. 2 contains 141 calories

Alcohol content:

0.8 standard drinks
12.57% alc./vol. (12.57° proof)
11 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter Shaw

24th August 2024 at 07:29

Why open a bottle of Lillet when I have Mancino Sakura open? Used this instead and it is delicious! Best of my 4 attempts at cocktails so far using this lovely vermouth.

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