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Greek Vacation

Name: Greek Vacation
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tsipouro; 20 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Honey and water syrup; 10 ml Lemon juice

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Tsipouro
²⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and basil sprig.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Garnish with basil sprig bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Greek Vacation contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.96% alc./vol. (39.92° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Dimitris Karababas at Banana Moon bar in Patra, Greece, this was one of ten winning recipes in the 2021 O/Purist Quest.

Review

From the Greek islands to the seaside city of Thessaloniki to historic Athens, Greece is a holiday paradise and I look forward to sipping this delicately honey balanced Tsipouro Sour on my next trip to Greece. In the meantime, perhaps make at home and dream of your next vacation.

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Matt Premium Member 24w

Very delicious - sweet cocktail that leans into the honey and orange. The lemon juice works well with the Cointreau to present a fresh, bright orange flavor that works very well with the honey. The distinctive notes of tsipouro are drowned out by the orange and honey, IMO, and I used blanco vermouth (so maybe that removed a dimension?) - regardless I thought it was a delicious (and slightly boozy) cocktail.