Goldfish

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UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. Before pouring Goldwasser, shake the bottle to ensure gold flakes are evenly distributed.
  4. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  5. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

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Strength & taste guide:


Review:

A 2:1 Dry Martini blinged-up and flavoured with a generous splash of gold-flaked aniseed and cinnamon liqueur.

History:

According to Michael and Ariane Batterberry's 1973 book On the Town in New York, the Goldfish was a Prohibition-era cocktail served at the Speakeasy Aquarium bar in New York City.

Nutrition:

One serving of Goldfish contains 202 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 25.28% alc./vol. (50.56° proof)
  • 26.6 grams of pure alcohol
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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

Valentine's Day

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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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