Name: Turning Leaves
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 Oregano (fresh); 1 Cucumber (fresh); 50 ml Bacardi Carta Blanca; 20 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 10 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Oregano flower

How to make:

MUDDLE oregano and cucumber in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

15 fresh	Oregano (fresh)
1 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
1 2/3 fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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History:

Norwegian Bacardí Legacy 2015 winning cocktail created by Mathias Bengt Alsenalissa at Brooms & Hatchets in Oslo.

I wanted to make a drink that is very easy to reproduce around the world and equally easy to like; I also wanted to make something inspired by the rich history of Bacardí.

With all the challenges and new chapters Bacardí has faced, the expression 'turning over a new leaf' fits very well. One of the latest 'new leaves' for Bacardí is their acquisition of 'St Germain', which is why I wanted to incorporate it into my drink. Oregano leaves tie it all together; name, drink, history and creativity: Turning Leaves.
Mathias Bengt Alsenalissa, 2015

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.68% alc./vol. (37.36° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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