Name: Midsummer Daydream
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Coconut water; 10 ml Lime juice; 1 Orange bitters; 60 ml Tonic water

Serve in a

Collins glass

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The Gats High-Ball

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 fl oz	Coconut water
1/3 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water
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Garnish:

Lime slice wheel

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring tonic water.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

There's a double slug of brandy in this dry refreshing long summery aperitivo.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Midsummer Daydream contains 163 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
11.05% alc./vol. (22.1° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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