Summersalt – by Marshall Altier
Ingredients:
1 tea spoon Thick Cayenne Pepper Syrup.
15ml Yellow Chartruese
22.5ml Belvedere Vodka
60ml Asahi Lager Beer
Tiny Pinch Maldon Sea Salt
Whole Egg.
Garnish: Tarragon leaf
Method: Combine all ingredients in a Boston shaker set, cracking the egg...
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