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It's a bit of a faff to make, but it's worth the clogged sink drain from the raspberry shrapnel. Using raspberry syrup and especially raspberry jam in...
We enjoyed it. I added a 1/5 of a shot of raspberry schnapps(we love raspberry)
and only 1/3 of a shot of egg white
Just enough sour, the egg white scent is noticeable.
The tart sweetness of the pulverised raspberries really makes this cocktail, and created a pink hue in my case (more intuitively than the orange of the photo above). Notes of gin and citrus. A whisper of spice and sour notes. The lemon twist is not optional as the overall profile does not, by itself, do enough to hide a slightly unpleasant egg white aroma.
That "wet hay" smell comes from old egg white, or some pasteurized brands. I use fresh eggs instead of pasteurized, but separating them into a blender bottle (like for protein shakes, with a ball whisk) and adding a barspoon of cold water for every four whites, shaking the Dickens out of it, and letting it rest a few hours in the fridge, gets rid of the smell. Also works for pasteurized, just have to do it in advance. I do use tap water for this, and I haven't ruled out that the chlorine may be what's fixing the smell. It's due to oxides forming and chlorine may 'unoxidize' some things.
As the 'How to make says", simply "shake all ingredients" including the raspberries. There is no need to muddle them as shaking should be sufficient pulverise them. I've added a note in brackets for others who are flummoxed.
and only 1/3 of a shot of egg white
Just enough sour, the egg white scent is noticeable.