Londoner (Wood's recipe)

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Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
12 oz Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur
23 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Rich blackberry fruit liqueur balanced by pink grapefruit and lime juice, with gin fortifying and adding complexity. The flavour is reminiscent of a Bramble served straight-up.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Joe Wood, Cocktail Stars, England and brought to our attention by Gary "gaz" Regan.

Nutrition:

One serving of Londoner (Wood's recipe) contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 18.55% alc./vol. (18.55° proof)
  • 19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
25th June 2023 at 18:33
ALL THE FLAVOURS! Seriously - a well balanced mix of sweet, sour and bitter that riff perfectly agaist the complexity of the botanicals in the gin
Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
11th May 2022 at 19:00
Raspberry? You mean blackberry?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
12th May 2022 at 17:37
Thanks for correcting me - now amended. I've also taken the opportunity to update the recipe.