It's All Greek To Me

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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz O/Purist Tsipouro
1⁄3 oz Mastiha liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A fresh and refreshing aperitivo or digestivo with vinous tsipouro, distinctive mastiha notes, and zesty lemon.

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History:

Created in January 2021 at The Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of It's All Greek To Me contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.76% alc./vol. (20.76° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Szymon Szagun’s Avatar Szymon Szagun
22nd May at 18:10
Very nice! Fresh, lemon'y with a nice tsipouro aftertaste and a mastiha resin undertone. I added a maple syrup instead of simple and a little bit less of it.
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