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Rum and herbal honey liqueur enhance each other, with lime adding flavour, freshness and balance
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Murray Henson’s Avatar Murray Henson
18th February at 16:08
According to Café Royal Cocktail Book Coronation Edition (1937), this should be made with rum, rather than vodka. Also, the name is supposed to be all one word "Deansgate".
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th February at 16:45
Thanks, Murry. The vodka-based recipe and accompanying image are from the late-1990s and I suspect I found it on a London bar's cocktail list. Whoever created this version must have read the Café Royal but used vodka - the go-to spirit in the 90s. I'll make, update and re-photograph with rum.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th February at 17:55
Hi Murray. I've just made and updated the recipe above. I cut the lime cordial back with lime juice to balance. The result is reminiscent of a herbal honey daiquiri.
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