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This is a community recipe contributed by Isaac Birdsall.
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Published on 29th of April 2025
Entered in Hayman's The Original Gin Competition
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 30 ml | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 20 ml | De Kuyper Brown Crème de Cacao |
| 20 ml | Double cream / heavy cream |
| 10 ml | Lustau Palo Cortado Península Sherry |
| 10 ml | Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry |
| 5 ml | Monin Pure Cane sugar syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2 sugar to 1 water) |
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