Deviation
Bombay Sapphire shaken with lemon juice, violet liqueur, maraschino cocktail cherries & syrup then lengthened with Schweppes Salty Lemon Tonic & garnished with a lemon peel twist.
UNITS OF ALCOHOL 2
KCAL 180
ALCOHOL VOLUME 12%
COCKTAIL FLAVOUR PROFILE
Citrus
Earthy
Floral
Pine
Spicy
Ingredients
- 50ml Bombay Sapphire
- 15ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 5ml Edmond Briottet Crème de Violette
- 65ml Schweppes Salty Lemon Tonic
- 4 Opies Maraschino flavoured cocktail cherries
- 1 bar spoon of the Maraschino cocktail cherry syrup
- 1 lemon peel twist
Glassware & Barware
- Stemless wine glass
- Cocktail shaker
- Hawthorne & fine strainers
- Muddler
- Citrus press
- Long twisted bar spoon
- Measuring device
- Y-shaped peeler
- Serrated knife & chopping board
- Bottle opener
Method
Step
1
Muddle 3 cherries & the cherry juice syrup in a cocktail shaker
Step
2
Add all the other ingredients except the tonic and the lemon peel twist
Step
3
Shake well with ice then add the Schweppes Salty Lemon Tonic
Step
4
Fine strain over ice in a stemless wine glass
Step
5
Garnish with a trimmed & spritzed lemon peel twist plus a single Opies Maraschino cherry
Sam H's Top Tip
Sam H loves an amusing cocktail name or one that contains a good pun. The Deviation is a rift on the classic Aviation cocktail, showing that a good name is important as well as good ingredients.
