Name: La Bicyclette
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 2 dash Peach bitters

La Bicyclette
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Elderflower liqueur
2 dash	Peach bitters

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A light and fragrant Sweet Martini style drink with elderflower liqueur and peach bitters.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2008 by Jamie Boudreau, Seattle, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of La Bicyclette contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
27.34% alc./vol. (27.34° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

14th October 2024 at 12:01

Light and pleasant, perhaps deceptively so - rather more boozy than initial sips suggested.

John CARR

14th October 2024 at 12:29

Found this significantly better with fiorente elderflower than st Germain. Less overly sweet, more herbal and nuanced. Be interesting to try a variation with italicus.

G. M. Genovese

5th October 2024 at 20:25

Hmm... well, Punt e Mes is just too fuerte in this, burying the St Germain a good bit, though it does surface real late in the aftertaste... a few sips in and the flavors are still melding, but some lovely interplay is developing... A Martinez-y drink with a shade of elderflower? - yeah, I'll be back...

Calvin Grant

22nd September 2023 at 02:38

Superbly balanced, don't be shy with the lemon zest and peach bitters. This one only got better as it warmed. I used Tanqueray Export Strength, St Germain, Cocchi Storico, and Fee Brothers Peach Bitters. Will definitely be making this again.

Herbert Brant

1st July 2023 at 20:02

Bright and powerful. The Elderflower really intensifies the Gin. The lemon twist brings it all to peak burst of flavour.

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