Zuzu's Petals cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (49 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Bison grass vodka
12 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
12 oz Elderflower liqueur
12 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash Fee Brothers Celery bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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John CARR’s Avatar 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’s Avatar Chris Haley
7th March 2024 at 01:42
A new Christmas classic to sip while watching an old Christmas classic!
Nick Hopewell-Smith’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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!
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
21st March 2022 at 01:43
Wow! Floral, fruity, boozy, sour, herbal and bittersweet all in one drink. Wonderful combination. Must be shared.
Jan Kochanowski’s Avatar Jan Kochanowski
12th November 2020 at 19:44
I think there is a mistake with the amount of maraschino.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
13th November 2020 at 18:31
Many thanks for spotting. Should be 15ml maraschino. Now corrected.
10th October 2020 at 02:59
Also delicious with regular vodka!