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Serendipity (by Colin Field)

Name: Serendipity (by Colin Field)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 fresh Mint leaves; 45 ml Calvados apple brandy; 45 ml Apple juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 20 ml Brut sparkling wine

Difford’s Guide

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Ingredients
8 fresh	Mint leaves
1 1/2 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 1/2 fl oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2/3 fl oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

Garnish: Mint sprig

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Method:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with sparkling wine.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

16.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Our adaptation of Colin Field's signature drink. Collin first served this drink on 31 December 1994 at Bar Hemingway Bar in the Paris Ritz Hotel for Jean-Louis Constanza. Upon tasting it, Jean-Louis exclaimed, "Serendipity!"

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