Name: I'm a Baliva
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka; 30 ml Ferro China; 7.5 ml Greek spirit; 7.5 ml Amontillado sherry; 15 ml Tomato juice; 5 ml Apple juice; 8 drop Ginseng liqueur

I'm a Baliva
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 oz	Ferro China Baliva
¹⁄₄ oz	Metaxa 12 Stars
¹⁄₄ oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
¹⁄₂ oz	Tomato juice chilled
¹⁄₆ oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened) chilled
8 drop	Ginseng liqueur

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Savoury and delicately bitter with cleansing acidity. A cocktail to challenge conventions.

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History:

Created in October 2025 by yours truly and named thanks to a comment by fellow Discerning Drinker Andy Pernell-Hopkinson on our Apothecary cocktail, also made with Ferro China Baliva.

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Nutrition:

One serving of I'm a Baliva contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.58% alc./vol. (35.16° proof)
16.7 grams of pure alcohol

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