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WHAT'S IN IT
45 ml Asian Parsnip Gin
15 ml sloe gin liqueur
25 ml lemon juice
10 ml orgeat
Dash vanilla bitters
Foaming bitters or egg white
HOW IT'S MADE
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake well until chilled.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a few drops of Peychaud’s bitters, then swirl with a cocktail pick.
WHAT IT'S LIKE
The nuttiness of the orgeat pairs well with the parsnip, with the citrus to balance out the sweetness, and the sloe gin adding a depth of complexity to the fruity and herbal notes in the Asian Parsnip.
JAMES' TASTING NOTES
A cocktail that involves adding gin to gin seems ideal.
CREDIT
Joe Nicholas, In the Drink
PERFECT WITH...
Asian Parsnip
I had an idea for a gin that is very British, using parsnip - which reminds me of dampness - combined with the spicy sparkle of the Asian spices found in Indian food. So we created the unimaginatively named Asian Parsnip - celebrating both the homely flavour of that most English of root vegetables and the gastric stimulus of spices from India.
40% ABV