Name: Red Head
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Amaro - Averna; 5 ml Crème de fraise liqueur; 5 ml Lavender sugar syrup; 10 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice); 4 Lavender bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/2 fl oz	Averna Amaro
1/6 fl oz	Giffard Fraise des Bois liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Lavender sugar syrup
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
4 drop	Bob's Lavender Bitters
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Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 3.44 per cocktail, makes 15.5 Averna amaro, 70cl

£ 23.25 £ 0.50 per cocktail, makes 46.5 Monin Lavender sugar syrup, 70cl

£ 7.95 £ 0.06 per cocktail, makes 140.5 Bob's Lavender Bitters, 10cl

£ 14.75 £ 0.06 per cocktail, makes 250

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Review:

A bittersweet aperitif style cocktail with light strawberry and delicate lavender notes.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Miran Chauhan at The Bon Vivant, Scotland.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Red Head contains 180 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
24.53% alc./vol. (49.06° proof)
19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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