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Grappa Luca
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Grappa Luca
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 oz | Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno |
| 1 oz | Lucano amaro |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight) |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Grappa shines in this bittersweet, sweet 'n' citrus sour, aperitivo or digestivo.
History:
Created in March 2024 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex.
Nutrition:
One serving of Grappa Luca contains 145 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 15.6% alc./vol. (15.6° proof)
- 15.2 grams of pure alcohol
- More After dinner/digestif cocktails
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) cocktails
- More Sours (citrus) cocktails
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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