Reality Check

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Discerning Drinkers (9 ratings)

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

How to make:

MUDDLE raspberries in base of large shaker tin. Add ice and other ingredients then THROW (strain from a height into a second strainer). Repeat four times and then strain into ice-filled glass.

5 fresh Raspberries
2/3 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
2/3 fl oz Becherovka liqueur
1/4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 3/4 fl oz Pilsner lager
1/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

Raspberry fruit, herbal complexity and dry hoppy beer with a splash of zesty lime. Fabulously refreshing.

History:

Created in 2013 by Simone Caporale at the Artesian Bar, Langham Hotel, London, England. One of five finalists in the Difford's Guide Beer-tail Competition held 9th August 2013 at Simon Difford's Cabinet Room in London.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 10.62% alc./vol. (21.24° proof)
  • 14.9 grams of pure alcohol
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