Name: Summer Spruce UP
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 20 ml Orange Curaçao; 25 ml Orange juice; 10 ml Lemon juice

Summer Spruce UP
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Photographed in an Urban Bar 1920 Alto Coupe 18cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
⁵⁄₆ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

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Review:

Gin-laced vibrant orange and lemon.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in June 2025, as a riff on a Maiden's Prayer by Erik Hygrell, a fellow Discerning Drinker who shared his recipe via a comment on our Maiden's Prayer page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Summer Spruce UP contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
17.61% alc./vol. (17.61° proof)
15 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

14th August at 02:59

This was ok. Four stars seems about right. For me it was missing something. 7.5 ml campari didn't work. Want to try it again, this time with a splash of tonic water and a scoop of Häagen-Dazs Vanilla bean ice cream. Creamsicle anyone?

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