La Vendangeuse
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La Vendangeuse
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 7 fresh | Green grapes (seedless) |
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc) |
| 1 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) & grapes on stick.
- MUDDLE grapes in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients.
- SHAKE with ice.
- 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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