Congo Blue

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Davna Bizon Vodka
1⁄2 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
1⁄6 oz Giffard Creme de Mure
1 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

Gentle
Boozy
Sweet
Dry/sour
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Review:

When made with cloudy apple juice (preferable) the appearance is more dirty green pond water than "Congo Blue". The flavour is grassy melon orchard fruit.

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History:

Created in 1999 by Marc Dietrich at Atlantic Bar & Grill, London and apparently named after the beauty of the Congo sunset.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Congo Blue contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 14.93% alc./vol. (14.93° proof)
  • 14.6 grams of pure alcohol

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John KM’s Avatar John KM
27th December 2020 at 22:10
Is the picture accurate? Mine came out a red-brown colour
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th December 2020 at 22:36
Our photo is 23 years old so pre-dates digital photography and crucially also cloudy apple juice. This was created and photographed in the days when packaged apple juice was clear and bright green. I've updated notes accordingly. I have to admit to liking the old image as a reminder of simpler times!
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