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The Matinee

Name: The Matinee
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 2 leaf Kaffir lime (fresh fruit)

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
2 leaf	Kaffir lime (fresh fruit)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of kaffir lime leaf.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with kaffir lime leaf.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

20.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Kaffir lime leaves add zest to this vanilla-infused Rum Sour with added vermouth complexity.

Review

Created in 2010 by Metinee Kongsrivilai at The Bon Vivant in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Comments & Discussion

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Michael Z 1y

Fresh Kaffir lime leaves are hard to find. I wonder if I can get away with dry leaves (maybe rehydrated?).

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Fresh Kaffir lime leaves are available from major supermarkets, Amazon and other online retailers in the UK but frozen Kaffir lime leaves are also an option.

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