Recipes

Aphrodite Cocktail Recipe

Mix up this smooth cocktail with a bright yet modest fruity flavour and a spicy finish

By The Greek by Anatoli /

Cocktail

  • 60 ml rum
  • 30 ml lemon juice
  • 60 ml vanilla raspberry reduction (see recipe below)
  • 60 ml sour cherry syrup
  • 2 dashes cherry bitters
  • 1 tsp plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 squeeze honey

Method

  • Add all ingredients to shaker glass.
  • Shake and strain into a champagne flute.
  • Garnish with a cherry skewer.
 

Vanilla Raspberry Reduction

  • 100 g raspberries
  • 1/3 of a vanilla pod
  • 5 bags Rooibos tea
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 litre water

Method

  1. Bring raspberries, vanilla, rooibos, and cinnamon to a boil in 1 L of water and reduce by 3/4.
  2. Add lemon and honey and bring back to a boil for 3 minutes, then cool.

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