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Meridian Cocktail
- Strong
- sweet
- dry
A sweet and dry, strong cocktail, shaken over ice, served in a coupe glass.
Serve in: coupe glass
Ingredients
- 2 ozaquavit
- 1 ozsweet vermouth
- 0.25 ozlemon juice
- 0.25 ozhoney syrup
- 3 dropsorange blossom water
- iceoptional
How to Make a Meridian
Instructions
- Pre-chill a coupe glass.
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Fine strain into chilled glass.
Garnish
Garnish with a lemon zest twist.
Tips & substitutions
- No aquavit? Try vodka.
- No lemon juice? Try lime juice.
- No honey syrup? Try simple syrup, agave syrup or maple syrup.
The glass
Serve this one in a coupe glass. Also known as Champagne Coupe or Champagne saucer. Fancy looking glass invented in the mid 17th century in England.
Did you know
Adapted from a recipe created at The Quality Chop House restaurant in London and shared by Discerning Drinker, David Teager.
