Garnish:
Blackberry dusted with powdered sugar
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).
1 1/6 fl oz | Montenegro amaro |
1/2 fl oz | Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur |
5/6 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
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Review:
A delicately fruity bittersweet sweet 'n' sour aperitivo.
History:
Adapted from a cocktail created by and named after Hayden Scott Lambert at his bar, Bramble and Hugo Special this cocktail featured on the opening menu of Above Board back in November 2016.
Nutrition:
One serving of H.S.L. Special contains 165 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.6 standard drinks
- 10.38% alc./vol. (20.76° proof)
- 8.6 grams of pure alcohol
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