Name: Persepolis
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Light white rum; 10 ml Strega liqueur; 10 ml Rose sugar syrup; 12.5 ml Lime juice

Persepolis
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Glass:

Photographed in a Speakeasy Nick & Nora 4.75oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₃ oz	Liquore Strega
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Rose Syrup
0.42 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of turkish delight slice.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Review:

With its strong rose flavour, the Persepolis is somewhat reminiscent of a Turkish Delight so is very appropriately garnished.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Sergio Leanza at Funkidory, Peckham, London, England. Sergio describes his drink as being "a Middle Eastern version of a Daiquiri, dedicated to Marjan Satrapi (novelist/illustrator)." Sergio's original recipe calls for 40ml Puerto Rican style rum, 10ml Strega, 15ml rose syrup and 15ml lime juice. He uses a homemade 1:1 rose syrup: 5g rose petals, 500ml water and 500gr caster sugar.

Incidentally, Pārsapura was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE), situated 60 km northeast of the modern-day Iranian city of Shiraz.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Persepolis contains 135 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
20.28% alc./vol. (40.57° proof)
14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

9th November at 06:02

Truely fabulous. Made x 1.5. Should have made a double! Knew not what to expect, I used Torani rose syrup, mildly aromatic rose scent. Lovely rose and Strega flavors, well matched, going fast. Two thirds gone added two drops Nielsen Massey rose water. It was like sticking your nose in a rose blossom while taking a sip. Would do again.

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Calvin Grant

9th November at 06:55

Also, for me more of a seven and a six on the scales.

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