Comte de Sureau

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UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
Ingredients:
45 ml Hayman's London Dry Gin
25 ml Elderflower liqueur
7.5 ml Strucchi Red Bitter Liqueur
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange & lemon zest twists.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. EXPRESS orange and lemon zests over cocktail and then use both to garnish.

AKA:

Elderflower Negroni

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Sprays of oils from both orange and lemon zest twists aid the fine balance of this bittersweet aperitivo, which fittingly has become known by many as an Elderflower Negroni.

Variant:

Caneflower

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2007/8 by Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro at Le Lion in Hamburg, Germany.

Nutrition:

One serving of Comte de Sureau contains 179 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 25.82% alc./vol. (51.64° proof)
  • 20 grams of pure alcohol
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