Name: Saturn
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Gin; 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 15 ml Orgeat syrup; 15 ml Passion fruit syrup; 30 ml Lemon juice; 1&frasl;4 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415)

Martin Mangold 1w

made it with plymouth gin; great flavour Profile, a bit on the sweeter side tho. Curious to try it with a more juniper forward gin.

trendomexico Premium Member 22w

I live in Mexico, by any means quite tropical. To get Passion Fruit is very difficult. I went for the giffard syrup, but I sense it more sweet than fruity. Nevertheless if not the full 15 ml, but instead just a bar spoon, I find it delicious. Go with less syrup and make a Saturn Perfect. I asked the IAs and gave the full Solar System recipes. I recommend you try. From Mercury to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus with no 'albur'

Matthew Kimble 35w

I tried a different version of the garnish which worked very well. Take a dehydrated lemon or lime wheel, use an apple corer to remove a circle from the middle and insert the maraschino cherry in there. Aside from being more accurate regarding the ring axis, you don’t need the cocktail pick. I’d upload a photo but unfortunately there isn’t the option.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 34w

Hi Matthew. If you click the "Add your version" (under the photo at the top of the page), then you have the option to upload your photo and also amend to your recipe.

Matthew Kimble 34w

Thanks very much!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 37w

Such a luscious cocktail. We also enjoy a rum version, substituting 60ml light gold rum and 15ml rum agricole for the gin. If you want to make your own passionfruit syrup, here's what we do. Combine 1/3 cup each of white sugar and hot water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the pulp of 3 or 4 passionfruit and stir. Strain into an airtight glass or plastic container. No cooking, 5 minutes of effort...perfect. It will keep in the fridge for a few weeks, even longer if you add a shot of vodka.

Rob de Santos Premium Member 42w

A couple of peripheral comments on this drink. The X-15 is referred in Jeff Berry's books as built by Douglas Aircraft. This is a rare error by the Beachbum. It was a North American Aviation [later Rockwell Int'l] product. The plane that crashed on Nov. 15, 1967, was the X-15-3, the third of the experimental models built. The pilot who died that day, Major Michael J. Adams, was posthumously awarded astronaut wings as his flight, prior to the in-flight breakup, exceeded the altitude that NASA recognizes as the edge of space. Maj. Adams is listed on astronaut memorials. The Saturn was popular at the tiki themed parties I tended in the 90's and early 00's. During my aviation career, I had the pleasure to meet several of the pilots and engineers who worked on the X-15.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 42w

Many thanks, Rob. I've amended above to remember Major Michael J. Adams, the first American killed during a space mission.

Steven Jepson Premium Member 44w

Very nice though maybe a touch more Orgeat and Passion Fruit to counter the ICE COLD.
Looks amazing in the glass though

Nicola Adams 2y

This is such an amazing tasting cocktail, it’s up there with the classics in my book. For an even brighter, even zingy-er taste, instead of passion fruit syrup I use the contents of @ 1/2 a fresh passion fruit - seeds and all - along a dash of simple syrup, and as this is usually ends up being rather more than 7.5ml, I adjust the amounts of everything else to keep the same ratios. I can't always be bothered crushing ice, but luckily made as a regular shaken cocktail it’s still truly STELLAR!

Jose Cruz 2y

5 oz of ice was too diluted even thought i went 10ml orgeat/passion/faler. To make up for this i added another 20 ML orgeat syrup (total 10+20=30) awesome drink after that, spicy and rich.

Jose Cruz 2y

it did also make it sweeter, but not cloying. a less dry alternative, maybe even medium sweet.

Jose Cruz 2y

Okay. This proportions land this drink as the best cocktail i recall ever tasting or making. The key is not to over-blend it, for me just a pulse or two. I am using special edition Etsu Yuzu Japanese Gin, which with the lemon and the orgeat balance in ever evolving waves of flavors that keep changing as the ice leftovers dynamically transform each sip. 12/10

Michael From Canada 3y

It was good but too diluted with 8oz of ice. Next time I will try with 6oz

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Agreed. I usually use a 7oz scoop and I have reduced the size above to reflect this.

Matthew Clark 3y

This drink is absolutely delicious. Make big batches in the blender and you will delight party guests. I add a few dashes of grenadine syrup to give the drink a more Saturnine color.

2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Falernum liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ barspoon	Xanthan gum (E415)

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