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Alcohol-free French Riviera
This fruity but flavourful alcohol-free cocktail takes it’s inspiration from a beautiful modern classic of the same name, created by head barman, Tom Byrne, while he was working at the now, sadly closed, Charlotte’s Bistro in Chiswick.
Ingredients
40ml Caleño Light & Zesty (one full shot, one 15ml)
15ml Three Spirit
15ml Lemon Juice (¼ of a lemon)
1 Spoonful Apricot Jam
1 Spoonful Runny Honey
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
141 calories
Allergens:
No common allergens to be found, although, since every body is different, we advise you check out this recipe's ingredients list just to be sure!
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
In a Boston glass, using the jigger to measure, add the Caleño and Three Spirit.
Cut your lemon into quarters and squeeze the juice of ¼ for roughly 15ml of lemon juice /or use your jigger to measure 15ml if using pre-squeezed juice.
Stir in a big spoonful of apricot jam and a big spoonful of the honey; be sure to stir vigorously to help mix them in.
Fill glass with cubed ice and seal using the tin.
Shake HARD for 10-15 seconds.
Open and strain into a rocks glass.
Fill with fresh cubed ice /or the ice from your shaker.
Equipment
Shaker
Jigger/measure*
Hawthorne strainer
Fine Strainer
Bar Spoon
Knife
Ice
*Note: The jigger/measure provided in our virtual classes is 25ml and 12.5ml, so – if you’re using it – for 15ml, pour a little more than half a full 25ml shot.
History
The original French Riviera celebrates and accentuates the complex, fruity flavours of fine French cognac. To create an alcohol-free version of this drink, we utilise a distinct blend of no-alcohol spirits in a harmonious balance with the drink’s characteristic sweeteners; honey and apricot jam.
We use the innate stone-fruit tastes present in Caleño Light & Zesty alcohol-free spirit to work in tandem with the apricot jam. We pair this with the rum-like flavours of Three Spirit to give some extra complexity to this fruity cocktail and help smooth out the floral, caramel-sweetness of the honey. Like its alcoholic equivalent, the drink is finished with a splash of lemon juice and a slice of dried orange to add some much-needed citrus notes. This combination pays fitting homage to the original drink and just like its boozy predecessor, it rings with the essence of the sunny south of France.
