Fosbury Flip

Fosbury Flip image

Serve in

a Collins glass...
2 fl oz Bacardi Ocho Anos
¾ fl oz Apricot brandy liqueur
¾ fl oz Frangelico Liqueur
2 fl oz Freshly squeezed orange juice
⅔ fl oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
⅛ fl oz Giffard Grenadine Syrup
1 fresh Egg yolk
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Apricot slice

Comment:

This richly flavoured, velvety cocktail is almost custardy in consistency but with a refreshing hint of lime.

About:

Adapted from a drink created in 2002 by Salvatore Calabrese at the Library Bar, Lanesborough Hotel, London, England, for Kirsten Fosbury.

Introduced by the American Dick Fosbury, who won the Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympic Games, the Fosbury Flop is the style of high jump used by almost all successful high jumpers today.

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