Name: Novara
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Passion fruit syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Novara
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This bittersweet, orange-pink cocktail may prove challenging for some.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Jamie Boudreau at Vessel in Seattle, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Novara contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
18.2% alc./vol. (18.2° proof)
16.4 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

24th May 2024 at 09:32

Didn't know what to think going into this one. By the first sip, I knew this wouldn't last long in the glass. Like Beverly said, not as sweet as it looks.

Beverly Stanton

6th January 2024 at 20:40

Nice cocktail. Not as sweet as I thought it might be. Would recommend.

John Hinojos

10th March 2023 at 01:22

This is nice. Not outstanding, but pleasant. Sort of a Tiki meets Aperitif. A little sweet with a tiki hint due to the passion fruit syrup.

fred88

16th October 2022 at 17:04

Highly recommended! I recommend adding 2 drops of saline solution to amplify the fresh citrus and to temper the sweetness of Campari.

Simon Difford

17th October 2022 at 07:22

Agreed! I've added saline to the recipe above. Many thanks.

Sherri Rita

23rd December 2021 at 03:19

It is perfectly balanced in my opinion, thanks to the passion fruit. I don’t see how anyone who is open to Campari would be alienated by this one. Another for the regular rotation.

Ant Hern

16th June 2021 at 16:17

This is in one of my cocktail books as “Bittersweet Symphony” but it’s 30ml Gin & Campari, then the rest is the same. I guess cocktails are like songs… there are only so many “notes”. Inevitably someone will inadvertently recreate a previous cocktail. I need to dig out which book it was, because I’ve never seen the Bittersweet Symphony referenced anywhere else! Assuming it’s named after The Verve song, it could be mid 90s

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