Banana Calling

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Discerning Drinkers (108 ratings)

Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass

Garnish:

None (but perhaps serve with banana chips)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 2/3 fl oz Gin
5/12 fl oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
1/3 fl oz Fino sherry
5/6 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

This short, sharp cocktail is best described as a Banana & Fino Sherry Gin Sour. The fino and banana notes are subtle, so subtle that it is not obviously a banana cocktail – although the name should serve as a clue.

History:

Created August 2018 by Cameron Attfield at Dandelyan, London, England, this is a riff on the popular London Calling cocktail created by Chris Jepson in 2002.

Nutrition:

One serving of Banana Calling contains 194 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.87% alc./vol. (35.74° proof)
  • 19.2 grams of pure alcohol
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