Queen Mary

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1⅔	fl oz	Cognac
¾	fl oz	Izarra Green (Vert) liqueur
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
⅓	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2	dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Rosemary sprig

Comment:

Konstantinos’ original recipe called for dushi buttons in place of sugar syrup. Sadly, while commonplace in his local market in Messinia , Greece, dushi buttons are a rarity in South London, England, hence our substitution.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Konstantinos Kollias at Armyra By Papaioannou, Messinia, Greece.

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