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The First Bloom

The First Bloom by Leah Hall
  • Bartender: Leah Hall
  • Bar: The Gas Works Brewbar, Manchester, United Kingdom

Serve in a

Rocks glass

Garnish:

Orange Peel

How to make:

Add all ingredients to a mixing beaker along with ice, stir down until chilled and diluted. Single strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with an orange peel.
Dandelion Tea recipe: Locally picked around 75 dandelion heads
Cut off the green bottom leaving the petals
Sanitised them by blanching them in hot water then ice water
Added to a large pot or saucepan with 3 cups/750ml boiling water.
Leave covered to steep for 24 hours.
Strain dandelion petals and decanter the liquid into a container or bottle.
If you wanted to drink this on its own, add honey, sugar or lemon juice for a sweet, vitamin rich, anti-oxidant dandelion tea.

1 fl oz Beesou Bitter Honey Aperitif
1 1/2 fl oz Dandelion Tea
3 drop Orange blossom water / Orange flower water
1/2 fl oz Cinzano Bianco vermouth
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