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Elixir

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (35)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
7 fresh Mint leaves
1 1⁄2 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3⁄4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.

Method

  1. Gently MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise).
  2. Add next 3 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  4. TOP with soda and briefly stir.

Garnish

  1. Serve with a straw.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2003 by Gian Franco Pola for Capannina in Cremona and Coconuts in Rimini, Italy.

Review

A minty, herbal, refreshing summer drink.

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Comments & Discussion

Alex Bard Premium Member
Really refreshing summer drink, drinks almost like a soda and is a good way to experience the botanicals in the Chartreuse. It’s a cool color too. I’d consider dialing down the sugar a bit next time but it’s not distractingly sweet. The biggest problem is that I could easily drink six of them, which is not great because Chartreuse is the base spirit and I have bills to pay.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Certainly tasty but a bit too sweet. Might experiment with genepy rather than chartreuse.
score: 1
dan huff
Nice and refreshing. A new part of the summer arsenal.
score: 2
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$0.60 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.