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London Calling
A gin-based sour with fino sherry adding distinctive, almost salty, celery, notes. Orange bitters and a grapefruit zest twist contribute to this cocktail's...
Matthew French
9th May 2021 at 14:42
I had a little tinker with this, swapped pink grapefruit juice for the lemon juice, honey syrup (3:1, using London Honey from the London Honey Company) instead of sugar syrup, upping the quantity to 1/3 shot, a couple of dashes of lemon bitters (Lem-Marrakech from Bittered Sling) and a lemon zest garnish. I call it Peckham Calling, it's where both myself and some of the honey bees live!