Sakura Vesper

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Ketel One Vodka
3⁄4 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Mancino Vermouth di Torino Sakura
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist expressed and discarded. Adorn with skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and cherry blossom if in season..
  3. THROW all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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Strength 9/10
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Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

A delicious, delicately floral Vesper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Ramón Clark, bar manager at Deep Dive in Seattle, USA. Originally made with Haku Vodka, Roku Gin and Mancino Sakura vermouth.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sakura Vesper contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 31.57% alc./vol. (31.57° proof)
  • 26.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Alan Brown’s Avatar Alan Brown
9th August 2024 at 17:04
Quite delicious. A subtle and beautiful version of the Vesper.
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Kirk McElhearn’s Avatar Kirk McElhearn
19th April 2024 at 22:16
Wonderful. I didn’t have any Roku when I tried this, but I think that would be nicer.
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