La Vendangeuse

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (37 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
7 fresh Green grapes (seedless)
1 12 oz Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 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 lemon zest twist (discarded) & grapes on stick.
  3. MUDDLE grapes in base of shaker.
  4. Add other ingredients.
  5. SHAKE with ice.
  6. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Review:

Depending on the ripeness of your grapes, and the sweetness of your palate, you may want to stretch to half a shot sugar syrup. Strike the right balance and you’ll be rewarded with a medley of white grapes, white wine and botanical gin freshness with faint, cleansing zesty citrus.

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Ryan Harrold’s Avatar Ryan Harrold
18th April 2024 at 04:33
First time using Lillet Blanc in a cocktail as well as using green seedless grapes, and I’ve got to say this drink was rather delightful, which makes me want to make more cocktails in the future with green seedless grapes
Areum Jeon’s Avatar Areum Jeon
24th March 2022 at 14:45
I used Gordon's gin and it was delightful! There should be more cocktails mixing lillet blanc with green grapes.
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Anonymous

14th November 2020 at 18:53
Refreshing, tangy and brings out the best in the Lillet Blanc. Next time I'll try a gin with bolder flavors (I used Plymouth gin).