Bruised Pomegranate

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Serve in
a Coupe glass...
1½ shot Straight rye whiskey
1½ shot Byrrh Grand Quinquina BUY
⅛ shot Pomegranate / grenadine syrup (2:1)
1 dash La Fee Parisienne absinthe BUY
1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters BUY
4 drop Bob's Chocolate bitters
1 pinch Salt
¾ shot Chilled water
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How to make:

THROW all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo maraschino cherry

Comment:

This cocktail sits somewhere in the East River between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn with some Thames Estuary thrown in.

Origin:

Created in August 2015 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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