Name: April Fool
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 90 ml Chilled water

April Fool
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Ingredients:
3 oz	Chilled water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Fragata Green Olive.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered olive.

Cocktail of the day:

1st April 2025 is April Fool's Day

Review:

To quote Karen Fick, one of the Discerning Drinkers on hand when this 'cocktail' was created, "you can't beat a glass of water". Hence we have foolishly scored this drink 5+ out-of-five.

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Nutrition:

One serving of April Fool contains 0 calories

Alcohol content:

0 standard drinks
0% alc./vol. (0° proof)
0 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave Whiffin

1st April at 15:46

I prefer to replace the water with dihydrogen monoxide then add a single drop of Grenadine for colour.

John CARR

1st April at 10:19

Enjoyed mine with a dash of bokers bitters and replaced the lemon twist with an absinthe mist. Super refreshing and just the thing for an early autumn evening. I call my version the H2 N😱.

Richard Christmas

24th February 2023 at 20:42

Even better with 1/2 oz. soda water. This is my favourite nightcap, and it tastes particularly good just after you have cleaned your teeth - something to do with the peppermint, perhaps?

Miguel Perales

2nd April 2022 at 00:20

Made this today (4/1/22) and I must have done something wrong. It seemed a little watered-down. I think I will not stir it with ice as long next time. Or maybe use dry ice? Help.