This dragonfly cocktail, provided by Will Barker of The Dark Horse in Bath, is an aromatic infusion of brandy, yellow chartreuse, lemon juice and apricot liqueur, with a syrupy demerara hit – delish …
Serves 1You will needSomerset Cider Brandy 3yo 30ml
Lemon juice 20ml, freshly squeezed
Yellow Chartreuse 15ml
Apricot liqueur 10ml
Demerara syrup* 5ml
Orange 1
Method
- To make the demerara syrup*: gently heat one part demerara sugar to one part water and allow to cool.
- To assemble the cocktail: put all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 5 seconds.
- Strain cocktail ingredients into a chilled coupette or martini glass and garnish with the spray of an orange zest.