Popeye Perfection

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Popeye Perfection

Glass: Nick & Nora
Garnish: Add a large drop of rapeseed oil to the top of the cocktail then a sprinkling of cumin dust. Finish with a spinach leaf stuck with rapeseed oil to the inside of the glass.
Method: Muddle 7 spinach leaves in the bottom of a shaker. Add the vermouth and muddle again. Add the other ingredients and shake. Strain into a chilled glass.

10ml Martini Extra Dry
25ml Bombay Sapphire
15ml Bottlegreen Aromatic Ginger & Lemongrass Cordial
35ml eager cloudy apple juice
8 spinach leaves
1 large drop of British rapeseed oil
1 medium sized pinch of cumin dust

Bombay Sapphire Distillery (Laverstoke Mill)

Status: Operational
Established: 2013
Owner: Bacardi Limited
Capacity: 2.4m cases annually (with capacity for a million more)
Visitor Policy: Visitors welcome throughout the year
Tel: +44 (0)1256 895 071
Website: Bombay Sapphire Distillery (Laverstoke Mill)
Address: Laverstoke Mill, London Road, Laverstoke, Hampshire, England, RG28 7NR
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