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Recipes & Notes

Blackcurrant Leaf, Lemon, Gin

A stirred gin cocktail built on blackcurrant leaf and morello cherry, topped with a lemon foam. Clean, sharp and deeply coloured.

Ingredients

For the Cocktail

40ml Blackcurrant leaf gin

15ml Morello cherry liqueur

25ml Lemon and chervil water

Lemon foam, to top


Blackcurrant Leaf Gin

250ml Gin, your preference

5 Large Blackcurrant leaves


Lemon and Chervil Water

5 Chervil sprigs

2 Strips of lemon peel

500ml Filtered water


Lemon Foam

150ml Lemon juice

150ml 1:1 sugar syrup

1g Xanthan gum


Preparation

Combine the blackcurrant leaf gin, morello cherry and lemon and chervil water in a mixing glass. Stir over ice until well chilled and diluted. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Top carefully with lemon foam using a siphon to build a clean, flush top on the drink.


Blackcurrant Leaf Gin

Combine 250ml gin with 5 large blackcurrant leaves in a heatproof container, making sure to tear the leaves slightly first. Bain marie for 1 hour at a gentle simmer, or seal in a zip-lock bag and submerge in hot water from the tap, topping it up every 15 minutes to maintain the temperature. Strain and cool before using.


Lemon and Chervil Water

Place 2 strips of lemon peel and 5 chervil sprigs in 500ml of water. Bain marie for 30 minutes. Again, if you don't have a bain marie just follow the step above. Strain and cool. Can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 3 days.


Lemon Foam

Combine 150ml fresh lemon juice, 150ml sugar syrup and 1g xanthan gum. Blend briefly to incorporate the xanthan. Pour into a siphon and charge with 2 N2O canisters. Allow to rest in the fridge for 20 minutes. Shake well before each use.

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