Name: Cherry Blossom
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Vodka; 10 ml Kirschwasser; 10 ml Grappa; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 7.5 ml Cherry blossom syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 2 Saline solution 4:1

Serve in a

Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 1/3 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1/3 fl oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
1/3 fl oz	Grappa di Moscato
1/4 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Cherry blossom/sakura syrup
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry with cherry blossom when in season.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Kirsh eau-de-vie and grappa give depth of flavour to vodka as a base in this cherry blossom and maraschino sour.

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History:

Created by yours truly as a refresh of an old recipe. The refresh became a remake.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Blossom contains 159 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
22.13% alc./vol. (44.26° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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