La Bouche Reelle (The Real Mouth) No.2

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (3 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass
Ingredients:
1 barspoon Ginger jam
5/6 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1/2 fl oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
5/6 fl oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
5/12 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
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Garnish:

Orange zest shavings

How to make:

STIR jam and grapefruit juice in base of shaker until jam dissolves. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Zingy, bittersweet ginger with a hefty dose of spirit smoothed by egg white.

History:

Danny Wilson at Tabouche, Cambridge, England and a riff on his original La Bouche Reelle.

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 15.16% alc./vol. (30.32° proof)
  • 14.2 grams of pure alcohol
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