Name: Banana Calling
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 12.5 ml Banana liqueur; 10 ml Fino sherry; 25 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Banana Calling
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
0.42 oz	Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
⁵⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of dried banana chips or fresh banana slice.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dried banana chip or fresh banana slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This short, sharp cocktail is best described as a Banana & Fino Sherry Gin Sour. The fino and banana notes are subtle, so subtle that it is not obviously a banana cocktail, although the name should serve as a clue.

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History:

Created August 2018 by Cameron Attfield at Dandelyan in London, England, this is a riff on the popular London Calling cocktail created by Chris Jepson in 2002.

Nutrition:

One serving of Banana Calling contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.25% alc./vol. (17.25° proof)
18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Miguel Perales

14th May at 00:15

Quite the palate challenge ( in a good way, coming from a Bourbon drinker). Nose is definitely citrus. Upfront, the gin is very prevalent, followed by the lemon mid palate and finishes with a lingering, but not overwhelming, banana finish. Nice and refreshing cocktail

Caspian Berggren

28th February at 17:15

I just made this with acid adjusted apple juice (a tad less acidic than lemon juice) and that was honestly perfect for me in terms of acidity. I might've used a slightly too juniper forward gin for this cocktail, though, because the banana is way in the background. Next time I'll use this with a less flavorful gin and might try up the liqueur and sherry by 0.25cl.

Dávid Ugróczi

29th November 2024 at 22:37

It is very much on the sour side, very refreshing.
I recommend using a slice of fresh banana for garnish, it projects a nice aroma and improves the whole experience.

Simon Difford

30th November 2024 at 07:35

Good call, Dávid. I've added fresh banana as a garnish.

Michelle Bell

9th May 2024 at 18:59

I like the idea of this cocktail….however, I will reduce amount of lemon juice next time.

Yorey C

29th February 2024 at 05:45

way too sour for me!

Ignacy Szczupal

10th September 2022 at 22:18

Balanced, desert cocktail with 10 ml syrup. For aperitif, 5 ml or none is more apropriate. Really excellent and better with Manzanilla sherry than with Fino sherry (try both) in my opinion.

Antoni Baltar

5th January 2024 at 20:20

Giffard Banane du Bresil liqueur, Manzanilla En Rama La Gitana, and half the sugar syrup, as suggested ( I used 50/50 fructose/water syrup). Excellent as aperitif. Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I was looking for an aperitif cocktail to use my brand new bottle of Banana du Bresil iqueur :-)

Lena Nilsson

22nd July 2022 at 21:48

I’ve made this before, but what did I use instead of Fino Sherry? I don’t have that at home, so I must have used something else? Suggestion?

Simon Difford

23rd July 2022 at 08:09

Manzanilla sherry is a close alternative to fino sherry.

Anne Cunningham

6th February 2022 at 15:11

Thank you, Simon! :)

Anne Cunningham

5th February 2022 at 10:53

This is a different cocktail from the one in the description of Banana Calling which links to this from the ‘20 best creme de banane cocktails’ page. That one has spiced rum and cinnamon syrup - sounds delicious - which one is it, please?

Simon Difford

6th February 2022 at 14:10

Thanks for letting me know. 20 best page now fixed. The cocktail described with spiced rum, banana liqueur, and cinnamon syrup is a Banana Cart.

G. M. Genovese

5th February 2022 at 19:55

Anne, I know of the Tempus Fugit banana brand, but it's hard to come by in my area, though I do have a go-to shop I can visit to see if the can order it. They stock several other TF brands there, so I may get lucky.