Let’s make a cocktail I didn’t think I’d like.

I always thought the lemon and chocolate sounded awful together but this was actually perfectly balanced and I was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. Is it my new favorite cocktail? No, but will I make it again? Absolutely.

ingredients:

• 1½ oz | 45 ml Gin

• ½ oz | 15 ml Lillet Blanc

• ½ oz | 15 ml Creme de Cacao

• ¾ oz | 22.5 ml Lemon Juice

• Garnish: Lemon Twist

tools:

• Shaking Tins

• Jigger (Japanese Style)

• Hawthorne Strainer

• Fine Strainer

• Glassware

• Other Tools

• Complete Bartending Set

instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a shaking tin with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Pour and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with lemon twist.

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