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

Greek Vacation
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Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

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)

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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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.

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

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Matt

17th April at 22:55

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.

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