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London Sour
Our thanks to Brent Evans for pointing us towards this tasty cocktail which he describes as "Scotch whisky blended with fresh oranges, lemons and a whisper...
David Brockley
17th December 2021 at 15:21
Simon - can you expand on your reasoning for frequently splitting your orgeat with plain simple syrup? It seems counterintuitive. I honestly can't taste the orgeat in such small quantities. Why not just have 10ml of orgeat since it's essentially flavoured simple? Seems unlikely to bully anything.
27th December 2023 at 03:19
haha i feel the same way, typical trade vic, no simple syrup on any orgeat cocktails for me, specially on my mai tais
17th December 2021 at 16:40
I was led by Trader Vic's original recipe which calls for orgeat and "rock candy syrup" (rich 2:1 sugar syrup). I've added his recipe above for reference.