50 Shades of Earl Grey

PH factor: 9.5

Recipe

Ingredients:

Cocktail

o 4 blackberries

o 1 coin-sized piece of fresh ginger

o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal

o ½ ounce Crème de Mûre

o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice

o 1 ounce Earl Grey Syrup

(see: Syrups etc.)

Garnish

o mint leaf

o lemon wheel

Method:

1. Muddle blackberries and

ginger in a cocktail shaker.

2. Add ice and remaining

cocktail ingredients.

3. Shake until very cold.

4. Fine strain into an ice-filled

Old Fashioned glass.

5. Garnish with mint leaf and

lemon wheel.

Remarks:

This is a cocktail that is a pain

to make. But, it's an exquisite

pleasure to drink. Seldom will

you find so many ingredients

come together so delightfully.

. . .