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Cocktail Of The Week

THE SUMMIT

Some people take mixing their drinks very seriously. A group of top movers and shakers in the cocktail world recently got together to come up with a new Cognac "classic" and this is what they created:

INGREDIENTS

One lime zest

Four thin slices of fresh ginger

40ml Cognac

60ml traditional lemonade

One long piece of cucumber peel

5ml sugar syrup

METHOD

Lightly press the lime and ginger in a pestle to release flavours, put in glass half-filled with ice along with half the Cognac. Stir well then add rest of Cognac and add lemonade and cucumber peel and stir well again.

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