Name: Bitter Lady
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 1 barspoon Honey; 7.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Bitter Lady
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 barspoon	Honey
¹⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Review:

We have dramatically cut the bitter liqueur and lemon in Mickael's original recipe to make a much lighter drink.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created by Mickael Perron from Bar Now On.

More cocktails by Mickael Perron

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Chris Dimal

26th May 2023 at 09:42

What in the world? It worked wonderfully. I used aquafaba and only shook it once. The Campari cuts through any richness of the honey, but only just enough to be balanced. I got a surprisingly thick and satisfying foam on top as well. I'd give it a 4.5, personally.