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Blue Moon Recipe

Inspired by MOONRAKERS

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz gin3/4 oz fresh lemon juice1/2 oz creme de violette (or violet liqueur)1/4 oz maraschino liqueur1/4 oz simple syrup (1:1)1/2 each egg white (optional for silkiness)6 cubes ice (for shaking)1 each lemon twist or maraschino cherry (garnish)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare and combine

Chill a coupe or martini glass by filling with ice water and set aside. In a cocktail shaker, pour 2 oz gin, 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz creme de violette, 0.25 oz maraschino liqueur, 0.25 oz simple syrup, and 0.5 egg white (if using).

Dry shake

If using egg white, seal the shaker and shake vigorously without ice for 15–20 seconds to emulsify and create foam.

Wet shake

Add 6 ice cubes to the shaker, reseal, and shake hard for 12–15 seconds until well chilled (the shaker should frost on the outside).

Strain and serve

Dump the ice water from the chilled glass. Double-strain the cocktail through a fine-mesh strainer into the chilled coupe to remove ice shards and any coagulated bits.

Garnish

Express a lemon twist over the drink or drop a maraschino cherry into the center. Serve immediately.