Douceur d'Automne
By Thomas, Bar Manager Le Verre à Mélange, Marseille
Ingredients :
20 ml lime juice
10 ml syrup
20 ml Gin XII
30 ml Douce (or Belle-paire)
4 drops of homemade chocolate Bitter
Technique : shaker
Glass : old fashioned
Method :
-Fill half your glass with ice. Cool it with a spoon and set aside.
-In the shaker, put all the ingredients in the order set above.
-Close and shake.
-Take your old-fashioned glass again. Refresh the ice if necessary.
-Pour the cocktail in the glass.
-Garnish with a square of dark chocolate.
Home made Bitter Chocolate
- 100 ml neutral alcohol (40° flavorless alcohol, vodka or fruit alcohol)
- 3 tsp 100% cacao powder
- 2 turns of the pepper mill
Put every thing in a watertight jar.
Give a good shake every day for 15 days
Pass through a coffee filter.
To go faster, you can heat the watertight jar in a bain-marie, with all the ingredients inside, during 15 minutes. Keep on mixing every day, til you need it.
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