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Red Thorn
A raspberry charged variation on the Blackthorn with faint Chartreuse herbal notes
Bill Lennox
3rd January 2025 at 20:43
I made the Takumi Watanabe version with fresh raspberry syrup. It is superb: light and fruity, but with lots of complexity. The whiskey and vermouth integrate well with the fruit juices to give a really interesting fresh drink.