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Almond blossom crusta
Serves 1 Drinks
Ingredients
- 45ml cognac
- 15ml gin
- 22ml fresh lemon juice
- 22ml orgeat (almond syrup)
To garnish
- orgeat and white granulated sugar, to rim
- orange or lemon peel, cut in a long spiral (see Cook’s note)
Method
Rim a coupe glass by dipping it in a saucer of orgeat and another saucer of sugar, then set aside to dry.
Add the peel spiral to the glass. Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for at least 15-20 seconds until well chilled and frothy. Strain into the glass and serve.
COOK’S NOTE To create a spiral, cut off both ends of a whole lemon or orange and peel off a single, long spiral.
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