Name: Zuzu's Petals cocktail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bison grass vodka; 15 ml Gentian liqueur; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Celery bitters

Zuzu's Petals cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bison grass vodka
¹⁄₂ oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Fee Brothers Celery bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Celery bitters - Celery

Review:

Bittersweet with fragrant bison grass vodka and fruity Maraschino cherry flavours supported by bitter gentian, rich elderflower and lime juice.

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History:

Chaim Dauermann at The Up & Up, Greenwich Village, NYC, USA. The name references It's A Wonderful Life.

Nutrition:

One serving of Zuzu's Petals cocktail contains 231 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.72% alc./vol. (18.72° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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John CARR

1st February at 12:56

Initially hits with a familiar sweet-sour profile, then the richer fruit, floral aromatics and herbal notes come through, with just a hint of bitterness from the Suze. For me this was on the sweet side of balanced: I often have to go easy on the citrus juice (I think Australian citrus is picked very under ripe) but in this case needed the full complement.

Chris Haley

7th March 2024 at 01:42

A new Christmas classic to sip while watching an old Christmas classic!

Nick Hopewell-Smith

25th March 2023 at 17:46

This is a fabulous drink. Standard Difford mainstays - Maraschino and Elderflower - in evidence, but to great effect.

David Hoyle

18th February 2023 at 19:41

Have tried this twice, once with Briottet Maraschino and once with Luxardo Maraschino. The latter punched through and made for a more satisfactory balance, spiritous and light. A fascinating combination of flavours overall!