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We went a bit off the reservation on this one. Having no fresh berries, we substituted 5ml Merlet Creme de Fraise (strawberries not raspberries, we know) and reduced the sugar syrup to 2.5ml. We also substituted lime for the lemon juice. This gave us a characterful and refreshing summer afternoon drink. Next time we might up the volume of Irish whiskey just a tad to see if that offers more depth. A great summer fizz.
Quite an enjoyable drink. I tried this recipe using a raspberry syrup, then did a second one upping the specs to 2 oz whiskey, 3/4 oz of each citrus and 1/2 oz Aperol and raspberry syrup, 2 dashes of Peychaud's. I preferred the second as the whiskey and bitters are a bit more forward.