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Velvet Maker

Name: Velvet Maker
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Vanilla vodka; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 10 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 2 dash Grapefruit bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (17)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup
2 dash	Grapefruit bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare pink grapefruit zest for garnish.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Express pink grapefruit zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Velvet Maker contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.65% alc./vol. (39.29° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created by yours truly and named after Velvet Maker, the filly who won the 15:05 at the wonderfully named Fairyhouse racecourse in Ireland on 31st January 2015 - the day I first made this drink.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Originally made with home infused vanilla vodka, zesty grapefruit, and dry vermouth which adds balancing botanical complexity.

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Comments & Discussion

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Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member 3y

If you are a fan of vanilla ice cream... A cruel lack of complexity

Sally Morgan Premium Member 5y

This is lovely- perfectly balanced. You can add a drop of good quality vanilla essence to gomme if you don’t have vanilla syrup

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