First of July

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
4 fresh Blackberries
2 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 oz Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord)
2 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Apple slice & blackberry

How to make:

MUDDLE blackberries in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Review:

Rich blackberry fruit with a hint of grapefruit acidity.

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History:

Created on 1st of July by David Guidi at Morton's, London, England.

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
13th October 2021 at 16:03
Very good and with this decoration a showstopper. Personally I would reduce the amounts to 3 blackberries and 4,5, 2,25, 4,5 cl.
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