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Campari clarifié au Boursin, Gin, Lillet Blanc
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Ingredients
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Clarified Campari with Boursin
Cocktail
Method
Clarified Campari with Boursin
- 1
Prepare Boursin slurry
In a small bowl, combine 1 oz softened Boursin cheese with 1 cup cold water. Whisk vigorously until the cheese is broken up and a milky, emulsified slurry forms (about 1–2 minutes).
- 2
Mix with Campari
In a separate mixing container, pour 3 oz Campari. Add the Boursin slurry to the Campari and stir thoroughly for 30–45 seconds to allow proteins and fats in the Boursin to begin binding with the Campari pigments and tannins.
- 3
Settle and separate
Let the Campari-Boursin mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. During this time curdling/precipitation will occur as the cheese proteins coagulate and trap pigments, clarifying the liquid above.
- 4
Strain through cheesecloth
Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth or muslin over a clean bowl or measuring cup. Pour the mixture slowly through the cloth and allow the clarified red liquid to drip through. Do not press the solids immediately; allow gravity to do most of the work (about 20–30 minutes).
- 5
Optional second filtration
If the liquid still appears slightly cloudy, refold the cheesecloth and filter a second time, or pass through a coffee filter for a clearer result. Collect clarified Campari and refrigerate briefly if not using immediately. Yield should be approximately 3 oz clarified Campari.
- 6
Reserve solids
Discard or compost the spent cheese solids (they will be bitter and have absorbed Campari pigments).
Cocktail construction
- 7
Measure ingredients
Measure 1.5 oz of the clarified Campari, 1.25 oz gin, 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc, and 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice.
- 8
- 9
Shake with ice
In a cocktail shaker, add the clarified Campari, gin, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, and a generous handful of ice (about 1 cup). Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is well-chilled.
- 10
Double-strain
Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer to catch any small ice chips or particles.
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Serve
Serve immediately. Sip and note the silky mouthfeel and clarified bittersweet Campari interplay with the floral gin and gently bitter-sweet Lillet.
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