Reality Check

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Serve in

a Rum barrel mug or pint glass...
5 fresh Raspberries
⅔ fl oz Ketel One Vodka
⅔ fl oz Becherovka Original (Carlsbad Becher) Liqueur
¼ fl oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
2¾ fl oz Budweiser Budvar Pilsner
⅓ fl oz Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup (Sirop Sucre de Canne)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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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.

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

Comment:

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

About:

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

Nutrition:

There are approximately 158 calories in one serving of Reality Check.

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