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Igloo

Aperitivo/aperitif

3.9 24 ratings

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Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1/3 oz Crème de violette
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/24 oz Green crème de menthe
1/24 oz Absinthe
1/6 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

21.0% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 184 calories

History

Evokes an Aviation; invigorated by absinthe and mint notes.

This drink is adapted from a 2021 recipe by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. It is named for a cream cocktail called Snowball, which appears in W. C. Whitfield's 1939 book, Just Cocktails. SNOWBALL 1/3 Gin 1/6 Creme de violette 1/6 White creme de menthe 1/6 Anisette 1/6 Fresh cream

Created by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails