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Plum Daiquiri
Summer 2016
Using a very ripe plum is essential to the success of this drink. It needs to be soft enough to muddle properly, and sweet enough to keep the balance spot on. Sloe gin is a liqueur made by infusing gin with sloe (a.k.a. blackthorn) berries, which grow wild in England and are a relative of the plum. But feel free to skip it and use 2 oz of rum instead. Pay attention to the straining instructions, as the plum’s skin and pulp make it a tricky operation. If you happen to catch yellow plums during their short season, try them out in this drink. To preserve the bright, sunny colour, swap in an additional ½ oz of white rum in place of the sloe gin.
Makes 1 drink
1 ripe red or yellow plum, diced
¼ oz Simple Syrup (recipe follows)
1½ oz white rum
½ oz sloe gin
¾ oz strained fresh lime juice
Thin plum slice to garnish
1 In a cocktail shaker, muddle plum and Simple Syrup. Add rum, sloe gin and lime juice. Fill three-quarters full with ice. Shake until ice-cold, 10 seconds. Using a Hawthorne strainer over shaker and a not-too-fine sieve over glass, strain into a large chilled coupe or cocktail glass (7 to 9 oz). Garnish with plum slice.
Makes 1 drink
SIMPLE SYRUP
Combine equal parts sugar and boiling water, stir to dissolve, and store in fridge until chilled.
