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Balham Gin Fizz

Balham Gin Fizz by Ryan McHarg
  • Bartender: Ryan McHarg
  • Bar: Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Serve in a

Rocks glass

Garnish:

Coconut sugar - straight line dusting on outside of glass. Juice from a lime wedge used as adhesive.

How to make:

1- Garnish glass.Chill glassware. Add 2-3 ice cubes to your glass (depending on the size of the glass).
2- Handblend/Dry Shake first 5 ingredients.
3- Shake with ice for around 1 minute. Strain into shaker.
4- Pour soda and mixture simultaneously until glass is around 3/4 full.
5- Leave to sit for 2 minutes approx (in fridge or freezer preferably).
6- Add a small dash of soda to what remains in your shaker.
7- Poke hole in the centre of the foam with straw and pour remaining mix into the glass.

1 1/6 fl oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1/3 fl oz Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
1/2 fl oz Giffard Abricot du Roussillon liqueur
2/3 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
5/6 fl oz Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1/24 fl oz Cocktail foamer
2 1/3 fl oz Fever-Tree Premium Soda Water
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