Daisy Cutter Martini
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Ingredients
3 fresh Mint leaves
1 2/3 oz Vodka
2/3 oz Dry vermouth
2/3 oz Elderflower liqueur
1/6 oz Chartreuse Yellow
6 drop Ginseng bitters
How to make
Serve in a martini glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of mint leaf &/or edible daisy.
Method
- 3 Gently MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise).
- 4 Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 6 Garnish with mint leaf &/or edible daisy pegged to rim.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
History
Dry, floral, minty and herbal. A palate-cleansing Vodkatini. Tiny mint fragments add visual appeal.
The name comes not from an explosive device but from a term in cricket, where it signifies a ball that skims along the ground due to incompetent bowling.